Shloka 24
Devanagari script
परित्रातुं महेष्वासान् मद्रराजपदानुगान् । अन्योन्यं परिरक्षामो यत्नेन महता नूप
Transliteration
paritrātuṁ maheṣvāsān madrarāja-padānugān | anyonyaṁ parirakṣāmo yatnena mahatā nṛpa ||
Translation
ਦੁਰਯੋਧਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—“ਹੇ ਨਰੇਸ਼! ਮਦ੍ਰਰਾਜ ਦੇ ਹੁਕਮ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਗਾਮੀ ਮਹਾਧਨੁਰਧਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਲਈ ਅਸੀਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਚੌਕਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਇਕ-ਦੂਜੇ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰੀਏ।”
Word by Word
परित्रातुम्to protect, to rescue
परित्रातुम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-त्रा (धातु)
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), परस्मैपद-भावार्थ
महेष्वासान्great archers
महेष्वासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मद्रराजपदानुगान्followers of the Madra-king's path/command
मद्रराजपदानुगान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमद्रराजपदानुग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्योन्यम्each other, mutually
अन्योन्यम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formtrue
परिरक्षामःwe protect (around), we guard
परिरक्षामः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-रक्ष् (धातु)
FormPresent, Indicative, First, Plural, Parasmaipada
यत्नेनwith effort
यत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
महताwith great (effort)
महता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
नृपO king
नृप:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनृप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaM
Madrarāja (Śalya)M
MadraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In the midst of crisis, leadership emphasizes disciplined mutual protection: safeguarding comrades and maintaining cohesion is presented as the ethical and practical duty of warriors aligned under a commander.
During the Shalya Parva, Duryodhana urges coordinated defense: the Kaurava fighters, especially those aligned with the Madra king Śalya, should exert themselves to protect one another so their key archers are not overwhelmed.