Shloka 15

Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana

The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint

Devanagari script

पुनरावर्तमानानां भग्नानां जीवितैषिणाम्‌ । भेतव्यमरिशेषाणामेकायनगता हिते

Transliteration

punarāvartamānānāṁ bhagnānāṁ jīvitaiṣiṇām | bhetavyam ariśeṣāṇām ekāyanagatā hi te ||

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ: “ଯେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନେ ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡ଼ି ପ୍ରାଣ ବଞ୍ଚାଇବା ଆଶାରେ ପଳାଇଥିଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ପୁଣି ଫେରି ଯୁଦ୍ଧକୁ ଆସିବାକୁ ଲାଗନ୍ତି—ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ସଦା ସତର୍କ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ; କାରଣ ଏମିତି ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଶତ୍ରୁ ଏକମାତ୍ର ନିଶ୍ଚୟରେ ପହଞ୍ଚିଯାନ୍ତି, ତେଣୁ ସେମାନେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭୟ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।”

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आवर्तमानानाम्: of those returning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आवर्त (आ + √वृत्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• भग्नानाम्: of the routed/broken
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्न (√भञ्ज्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• जीवितैषिणाम्: of those seeking life (to save their lives)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवित-एषिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• भेतव्यम्: should be feared / one should fear
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (√भी)
• Form: Gerundive (potential passive participle), Singular, Passive (impersonal obligation)

• अरि-शेषाणाम्: of the remaining enemies / of the enemy-remnants
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि-शेष
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• एकायन-गताः: having reached one fixed resolve / single-minded
• एकायन-गताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकायन-गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: for/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• enemies (ari)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Do not underestimate a foe who has fled and then returns; such survivors often come back with a hardened, single-minded resolve, making them more dangerous than before.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva offers counsel in the war context, warning that routed enemies who regroup and re-enter battle should be treated with heightened caution because their renewed return signals firm determination.