Shloka 27

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

कंसदासस्य दायाद न ते लज्जास्त्यनेन वै

Transliteration

kaṃsadāsasya dāyāda na te lajjāsty anena vai

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਹੇ ਕংসਦਾਸ ਦੇ ਵਾਰਸ! ਕੀ ਇਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ ਲਾਜ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ?

Word by Word

• कंसदासस्य: of Kamsa's slave
• कंसदासस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंसदास
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दायादः: heir/son
• दायादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दायाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• लज्जा: shame/modesty
• लज्जा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular

• अनेन: by this/with this
• अनेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed/surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kaṃsadāsa
• dāyāda (heir/descendant)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores that lineage and status do not excuse unethical conduct: a person should feel moral restraint (lajjā) when actions violate honor and dharma, especially in the charged context of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya delivers a pointed address to someone identified by lineage (“heir of Kaṃsadāsa”), challenging them for acting in a way that ought to provoke shame—indicating a moment of moral censure amid the battlefield narration.