Shloka 63

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

Devanagari script

उरश्छदैरवियुक्तांश्व॒ वालबन्धैश्व वाजिन: । राजतैश्न तथा कांस्यै: सौवर्णश्वैव भूषणै:

Transliteration

uraśchadair aviyuktāṁś ca vālābandhaiś ca vājinaḥ | rajataiś ca tathā kāṁsyaiḥ sauvarṇaiś caiva bhūṣaṇaiḥ ||

Translation

ଅନେକ ଘୋଡ଼ା ଦେଖାଗଲେ—ତାଙ୍କ ଉରଃକବଚ କଟି ପଡ଼ିଯାଇଥିଲା, କେଶବନ୍ଧ ଛିନ୍ନଭିନ୍ନ ହୋଇଥିଲା; ରଜତ, କାଂସ୍ୟ ଓ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଆଭୂଷଣ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ନଷ୍ଟ ହୋଇଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• उरः-छदैः: with breast-covers/armours
• उरः-छदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरश्छद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अवियुक्तान्: not separated; still attached
• अवियुक्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवियुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वाल-बन्धैः: with hair-ties/straps (bindings)
• वाल-बन्धैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वालबन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजतैः: with silver (ornaments)
• राजतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• तथा: likewise; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• कांस्यैः: with bronze (ornaments)
• कांस्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कांस्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सौवर्णैः: with golden (ornaments)
• सौवर्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौवर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भूषणैः: with ornaments
• भूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horses (vājinaḥ)
• chest-guards (uraśchadāḥ)
• mane-bands (vālābandhāḥ)
• ornaments of silver (rajata)
• ornaments of bronze (kāṁsya)
• ornaments of gold (sauvarṇa)
• battlefield (implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of worldly splendor in war: even the finest steeds and their costly adornments are reduced to ruin. It evokes the ethical weight of battle—how violence dismantles order, beauty, and life, leaving confusion and loss in its wake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra what he has seen: many excellent horses, their protective gear and decorative bands still present in part, but their precious metal ornaments damaged and their equipment in disarray, roaming bewildered on the battlefield after the collapse of their riders’ formations.