Shloka 3

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्यथ पदवीं गतौ परमिकां रणे,वे दोनों वीर पांचालोंके द्वारा मारे जाकर धरतीपर सदाके लिये सो तो नहीं गये? रणभूमिमें मरकर दुर्योधनके ही उत्तम मार्गपर चले तो नहीं गये? क्या उन दोनोंने भी वहाँ कोई पराक्रम किया? संजय! ये सब बातें मुझे बताओ

Transliteration

duryodhanasyaiva padavīṁ gatāv paramikāṁ raṇe, tau dvau vīrau pāñcālābhyāṁ hatvā bhūmau sadā-kṛte suptau na vā? raṇabhūmau mṛtvā duryodhanasyaiva uttama-mārgeṇa gatau na vā? kim ubhābhyām api tatra kiñcid parākramaḥ kṛtaḥ? sañjaya, etat sarvaṁ me vada.

Translation

ପାଞ୍ଚାଳମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିହତ କରି ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ବୀର ରଣରେ ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନ ଯେଉଁ ପରମ ପଥ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛି, ସେହି ଗତିକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେଲେ କି? ନାହିଁଲେ ଧରାପୃଷ୍ଠରେ ପଡ଼ି ଚିରନିଦ୍ରାକୁ ଗଲେ କି? ସେଠାରେ ସେମାନେ ଆଉ କିଛି ପରାକ୍ରମ କଲେ କି? ସଞ୍ଜୟ, ଏ ସବୁ ମୋତେ କହ।

Word by Word

दुर्योधनस्यof Duryodhana

अथthen/now

पदवींpath/track/way

गतौgone (the two have gone)

परमिकाम्supreme/excellent

रणेin battle

Speaker

घतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

Pañcālas

Sañjaya

battlefield (raṇabhūmi)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames battlefield death in terms of a 'path' or posthumous course, reflecting the epic’s concern with honor and the moral weight of killing. It probes whether violent deeds and a warrior’s end are being interpreted as leading to a 'noble' destiny, highlighting the tension between martial ideals and ethical accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker questions Sañjaya about two warriors who killed Pañcālas: whether they died on the battlefield and thus followed Duryodhana’s own 'supreme' course after death, and whether they performed any further feats. It is an inquiry into the immediate aftermath of combat and the status of key fighters.