Shloka 2336

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वमुच्यसे राजन्‌ शल्य इत्यरिसूदन । 'शत्रुसूदन नरेश! आप पराक्रम प्रकट करते समय शत्रुओंके लिये असहा हो उठते हैं, उनके लिये आप शल्यभूत (कण्टकस्वरूप) हैं; इसीलिये आपको शल्य कहा जाता है

Transliteration

tatastvam ucyase rājan śalya ity arisūdana | śatrusūdana nareśa! tvam parākramaṁ prakaṭayasi tadā śatrūṇāṁ prati asaho bhavasi; teṣāṁ śalyabhūtaḥ (kaṇṭakasvarūpaḥ) asi; tasmāt tvāṁ śalya iti vadanti ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Maka, wahai Raja—penunduk musuh—engkau dipanggil ‘Śalya’. Apabila engkau menzahirkan keberanianmu, engkau menjadi sesuatu yang tidak tertanggung bagi musuh; bagi mereka engkau laksana duri, halangan yang menikam. Itulah sebabnya engkau menyandang nama Śalya.”

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereafter

त्वम्you

उच्यसेare called/are said (to be)

राजन्O king

शल्यःShalya (name); a thorn/pain

इतिthus/so (quotative)

अरिसूदनO slayer of enemies

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Shalya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how a warrior’s identity and reputation can arise from the effect of his conduct: Śalya is so formidable in battle that he becomes a ‘thorn’ to enemies, and the name itself encodes that ethical-narrative evaluation of prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya explains to the king the significance of the name ‘Śalya’, interpreting it as ‘thorn/affliction’ for foes because Śalya’s displayed valor makes him unbearable to opponents.