Shloka 44

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

Devanagari script

स हन्यमान: समरे कृतास्त्रेण बलीयसा

Transliteration

sa hanyamānaḥ samare kṛtāstreṇa balīyasā

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସମରେ ଆଘାତ ପାଉଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଚାଲିଥିବା ଅଧିକ ବଳବାନ ଶତ୍ରୁ ସହ ସେ ମୁକାବିଲା କଲା; ଏକଥର ମୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିବା ହିଂସାର ବେଗ ସମ୍ମୁଖେ ଶୌର୍ୟ ପରୀକ୍ଷିତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हन्यमानः: being struck / being slain
• हन्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कृतास्त्रेण: by one who has prepared/used his weapon (armed, weapon-ready)
• कृतास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतास्त्र
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बलीयसा: by the stronger (one)
• बलीयसा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन् (comparative: बलीयस्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: once violence is set in motion, it gains momentum beyond individual control, and a warrior’s resolve is measured not by ease of victory but by steadiness when facing a stronger, fully-armed opponent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a combat scene: a warrior, even while being struck in battle, confronts a mightier adversary whose weapons have already been deployed—suggesting an intense, disadvantageous engagement within the larger Kurukṣetra war.