Shloka 38

Devanagari script

तदा<5<सीत्‌ तुमुल॑ युद्ध पुनरेव जयैषिणाम्‌ । तावकानां परेषां च राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव,नरेश्वरर फिर विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले आपके और शत्रुपक्षके योद्धाओंमें उस समय घोर संग्राम छिड़ गया, जो आपकी कुमन्त्रणाका परिणाम था

Transliteration

tadā sīt tumulaṁ yuddhaṁ punar eva jayaiṣiṇām | tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca rājan durmantrite tava ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାହାପରେ, ରାଜନ, ବିଜୟଲାଲସାରେ ଉତ୍ସୁକ ତୁମ ପକ୍ଷ ଓ ପ୍ରତିପକ୍ଷର ଯୋଦ୍ଧାମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଭୟଙ୍କର, ତୁମୁଳ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡ଼ିଲା—ଏହା ତୁମ କୁମନ୍ତ୍ରଣାର କଟୁ ପରିଣାମ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

तदाthen

आसीत्was/occurred

तुमुलम्tumultuous, fierce

युद्धम्battle

पुनःagain

एवindeed, just

जयैषिणाम्of those desiring victory

तावकानाम्of your (men)

परेषाम्of the others/enemies

चand

राजन्O king

दुर्मन्त्रितेin (your) ill-counsel/evil counsel

तवof you/your

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

rājan (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)

tāvakāḥ (Kauravas, implied)

pare (opposing army—Pāṇḍavas and allies, implied)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores political and ethical responsibility: a ruler’s flawed counsel and decisions (durmantra) can ignite renewed violence, making war not merely a clash of arms but a consequence of moral and strategic failure at the level of leadership.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that the fighting has erupted again with great intensity, as both sides—your troops and the enemy’s—press forward seeking victory; he pointedly frames this renewed carnage as the result of the king’s ill-advised policy.