Shloka 11
Devanagari script
बहूनि सुनृशंसानि कृतानि खलु पाण्डवै:
Transliteration
bahūni sunṛśaṃsāni kṛtāni khalu pāṇḍavaiḥ
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: “Sesungguhnya, banyak perbuatan kejam dan tidak berperikemanusiaan telah dilakukan oleh para Pāṇḍava.”
Word by Word
बहूनिmany
बहूनि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सुनृशंसानिcruel, inhuman
सुनृशंसानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुनृशंस
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
कृतानिdone, committed
कृतानि:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Plural, Passive (participial)
खलुindeed, surely
खलु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootखलु
पाण्डवैःby the Pandavas
पाण्डवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
पाण्डव (Pāṇḍavas)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
The line highlights how, in war, even those aligned with dharma can be accused of cruelty; it invites ethical reflection on whether ends justify means and how violence stains all parties.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, remarks that the Pāṇḍavas have committed many harsh acts—an evaluative comment that frames the unfolding war narrative in moral terms.