Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तयो: प्रहर्षमालक्ष्य हर्षादश्रूण्यवर्तयत्‌ । राधेयं निहतं मत्वा समुत्तस्थौ युधिष्ठिर:

Transliteration

tayor praharṣam ālakṣya harṣād aśrūṇy avartayat | rādheyaṁ nihataṁ matvā samuttasthau yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਰਾਜਾ ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੇ ਸਮਝ ਲਿਆ ਕਿ ਰਾਧੇਯ (ਕਰਨ) ਮਾਰਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਉਹ ਸ਼ੈਯਾ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਠ ਖੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਹर्ष ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਆਨੰਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਸੂ ਵਹਿਣ ਲੱਗ ਪਏ।

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• प्रहर्षम्: joy, exultation
• प्रहर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आलक्ष्य: having noticed/observed
• आलक्ष्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + लक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• हर्षात्: from/through joy
• हर्षात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अश्रूणि: tears
• अश्रूणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अवर्तयत्: caused to flow, shed
• अवर्तयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तयति caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राधेयम्: Radheya (Karna)
• राधेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निहतम्: slain
• निहतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मत्वा: having thought/considered
• मत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Non-finite

• समुत्तस्थौ: rose up, stood up
• समुत्तस्थौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rādheya (Karna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical complexity of war: even a righteous ruler like Yudhiṣṭhira experiences intense relief and joy at the presumed death of a formidable opponent, showing how human emotion can surge amid dharma-driven conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, seeing two people rejoicing, infers that Karna has been killed; he rises from his bed and sheds tears of joy, marking a turning point in morale for the Pāṇḍava side.