Shloka 14

Devanagari script

स गत्वा शिबिरं तेषां नाम विश्राव्य चाहवे । ततः कर्तासि शत्रूणां युध्यतां कदनं महत्‌,उस अवस्थामें शत्रुओंके शिविरमें जाकर युद्धके लिये अपने नामकी घोषणा करके सामने आकर जूझते हुए उन शत्रुओंका बड़ा भारी संहार मचा देना

Transliteration

sa gatvā śibiraṃ teṣāṃ nāma viśrāvya cāhave | tataḥ kartāsi śatrūṇāṃ yudhyatāṃ kadanaṃ mahat ||

Translation

Pergilah ke perkhemahan mereka dan laungkan namamu di tengah gelanggang perang. Sesudah itu, bertempurlah berhadapan dengan musuh yang sedang berjuang, lalu timbulkan pembantaian besar terhadap pihak musuh.

Word by Word

सःhe

गत्वाhaving gone

शिबिरम्camp

तेषाम्of them

नामname

विश्राव्यhaving proclaimed / having made heard

चand

आहवेin battle

ततःthen / thereafter

कर्तासिyou will do / you will make

शत्रूणाम्of the enemies

युध्यताम्of those who are fighting

कदनम्slaughter / destruction

महत्great

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa

enemy camp (śibira)

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 underscores a warrior-code ideal: if one is to strike the enemy, one should do so openly in battle—entering the camp, declaring one’s identity, and fighting face-to-face—rather than relying on secrecy or deception.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛpa is advising a warrior (contextually within the Sauptika events) to go to the opposing side’s encampment, announce himself, and then engage the enemies in combat, causing heavy destruction among those who are fighting.