Shloka 23

शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शल्यपर्वमें संकुलयुद्धविषयक तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,मूढांस्तु सर्वथा मन्ये धार्तराष्ट्रानू सुबालिशान्‌ । पतिते शान्तनो: पुत्रे येडकार्षु: संयुगं पुन: “मैं धृतराष्ट्रके सभी पुत्रोंको सर्वथा मूर्ख और नादान समझता हूँ, जिन्होंने शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मजीके धराशायी होनेपर भी पुनः युद्ध जारी रखा

Transliteration

mūḍhāṁs tu sarvathā manye dhārtarāṣṭrān subāliśān | patite śāntanoḥ putre ye ’kārṣuḥ saṁyugaṁ punaḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୁଁ ସର୍ବଥା ମୋହଗ୍ରସ୍ତ ଓ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ମୂର୍ଖ ମନେ କରେ; କାରଣ ଶାନ୍ତନୁନନ୍ଦନ ଭୀଷ୍ମ ପତିତ ହେବା ପରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେମାନେ ପୁନଃ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲେ।

Word by Word

mūḍhāndeluded, foolish (ones)

tubut, however

sarvathāentirely, in every way

manyeI consider / I think

dhārtarāṣṭrānthe sons/men of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Kauravas)

su-bāliśānvery childish / very foolish

patitewhen (he) had fallen

śāntanoḥof Śāntanu

putrein/when (his) son

yewho

akārṣuḥthey did / they undertook

saṃyugambattle, combat

punaḥagain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhritarashtra

Dhartarashtras (Kauravas)

Shantanu

Bhishma

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes