Shloka 67

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

विचित्रकवचे तस्मिन्‌ हते मद्रनूपानुजे

Transliteration

vicitrakavace tasmin hate madranūpānujē

Translation

Sanjaya disse: Quando aquele guerreiro de armadura maravilhosa—o irmão mais novo do rei de Madra—foi morto, o curso da batalha mudou com a queda de um aliado proeminente dos Kaurava, mostrando que, na guerra, nem grande proteção nem renome podem evitar as consequências do destino e dos atos passados.

Word by Word

• विचित्रकवचे: in/with the one having a variegated armor
• विचित्रकवचे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्रकवच
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in him/therein
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• हते: when/after (he was) slain; in the slain (one)
• हते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मद्रनूपानुजे: in the younger brother of the king of Madra (i.e., Shalya's younger brother)
• मद्रनूपानुजे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रनूपानुज
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Madra
• king of Madra (Madra-nūpa)
• younger brother of the king of Madra (madranūpānuja)
• armor (kavaca)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the fragility of worldly protections—status and even splendid armor do not guarantee safety—pointing to the inevitability of death in war and the unfolding of consequences shaped by destiny and prior actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports a key battlefield event: a notable warrior, identified as the younger brother of the king of Madra and distinguished by remarkable armor, has been killed, marking a significant moment in the Shalya Parva battle narrative.