Shloka 26
शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्
Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally
Devanagari script
हत विद्धयत गृह्नलीत प्रहरध्वं निकृन्तत
Transliteration
hata viddhyata gṛhṇīta praharadhvaṃ nikṛntata
Translation
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—“ପଡିଥିବାମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆଘାତ କର; ବିଦ୍ଧ କର; ଧରିନେ; ପ୍ରହାର କର; କାଟି ଖଣ୍ଡଖଣ୍ଡ କର।”
Word by Word
हतslain / struck down
हत:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त)
Formपुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
विद्धयतpierce (you all)! / strike!
विद्धयत:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध् (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यम, बहुवचन
गृह्णीतseize (you all)! / take hold!
गृह्णीत:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यम, बहुवचन
प्रहरध्वम्strike (you all)! / attack!
प्रहरध्वम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हृ (धातु) / प्रहर् (पर्याय-धातु-प्रयोगः)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यम, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद
निकृन्ततcut down (you all)! / hew!
निकृन्तत:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-कृत् (धातु)
Formलोट् (आज्ञार्थे), मध्यम, बहुवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war can erode moral restraint: commands meant to secure victory can slide into cruelty, raising questions about the limits of kṣatriya conduct and the ethical cost of rage and desperation in battle.
Sañjaya reports a fierce battlefield exhortation—an urgent set of imperatives ordering warriors to attack relentlessly: to strike, pierce, capture, and cut down opponents, indicating an intensified phase of combat.