Shloka 28

Devanagari script

विनिवृत्तान्‌ कुरून्‌ दृष्टवा पाण्डवा5पि स्वसैनिकान्‌ । दूतैः शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तै:ः समन्‍्तात्‌ पर्यवारयन्‌

Transliteration

vinivṛttān kurūn dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavā api svasainikān | dūtaiḥ śīghrāśvasaṃyuktaiḥ samantāt paryavārayan ||

Translation

କୁରୁ ଯୋଦ୍ଧାମାନେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରୁ ପଛକୁ ହଟୁଥିବାକୁ ଦେଖି ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶୀଘ୍ରଗାମୀ ଅଶ୍ୱାରୋହୀ ଦୂତମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମସ୍ତ ଦିଗକୁ ପଠାଇ ନିଜ ସେନାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ବନ୍ଦ କରିବାକୁ ଆଦେଶ ଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• विनिवृत्तान्: having turned back/retreating
• विनिवृत्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनिवृत्त (वि-नि-√वृत्, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कुरून्: the Kurus
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• स्वसैनिकान्: their own soldiers
• स्वसैनिकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दूतैः: by messengers
• दूतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तैः: mounted on swift horses / yoked with swift horses
• शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्र-अश्व-संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समन्तात्: on all sides, all around
• समन्तात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात्

• पर्यवारयन्: they caused to stop/they restrained (sent orders around)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आ-√वृ (पर्यावारयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kurus (Kauravas)
• Pāṇḍavas
• messengers (dūtas)
• swift horses

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, conduct is governed by dharma: when the opponent withdraws, continuing violence becomes needless and blameworthy; disciplined leadership restrains troops and prevents gratuitous harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Kuru forces turn back from combat; observing this, the Pāṇḍavas send swift mounted messengers in all directions to signal their own army to stop fighting as well.