Shloka 96

Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement

Devanagari script

न्यस्तश्नात्मा सुविषमे कृच्छमापादिता वयम्‌ । “अतः महाराज! आपने अपने शत्रुको समान मार्गपर ला दिया है। अपने-आपको तो भारी संकटमें फँसाया ही है, हमलोगोंको भी भारी कठिनाईमें डाल दिया है

Transliteration

nyastaśnātmanā suviṣame kṛccham āpāditā vayam | ataḥ mahārāja! āpne apne śatruko samāna-mārgapar lā diyā hai | apne-āpakō tō bhārī saṅkaṭmēṁ phaṁsāyā hī hai, hamalōgōṁkō bhī bhārī kaṭhināī-mēṁ ḍāl diyā hai |

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഞങ്ങളുടെ ശക്തിയും ധൈര്യവും കൈവിട്ടതുപോലെ, ഞങ്ങളെ അത്യന്തം ഭീഷണമായ ദുരിതത്തിലേക്ക് തള്ളിക്കളഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു. അതിനാൽ, മഹാരാജാ! നിങ്ങൾ ശത്രുവിനെ സമനിലയിൽ എത്തിച്ചു. നിങ്ങൾ സ്വയം ഗുരുതര പ്രതിസന്ധിയിൽ വീണതോടൊപ്പം ഞങ്ങളെയെല്ലാം കഠിന കഷ്ടത്തിലേക്കും തള്ളിയിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• न्यस्त: placed, set down; resigned
• न्यस्त: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न्यस् (धातु) / न्यस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्नात्मा: self, soul
• श्नात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुविषमे: in a very difficult (situation/place)
• सुविषमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुविषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कृच्छम्: hardship, distress
• कृच्छम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृच्छ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपादिता: brought (into), caused to reach (a state)
• आपादिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु) / आपादित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)
• enemy (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler’s choices in war have collective consequences: by misjudgment or loss of strategic advantage, the king not only endangers himself but also burdens his entire side. The verse underscores responsibility in leadership and the ethical weight of decisions that affect many.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to the king that their side has been pushed into extreme peril and that the king’s actions have effectively allowed the enemy to reach an equal position. He laments that the king has created a grave crisis for himself and for all those dependent on him.