Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ये च केचन पार्थानामभियाता धनंजयम्‌ | राजानो भीष्ममासाद्य गतास्ते यमसादनम्‌

Transliteration

ye ca kecana pārthānām abhiyātā dhanañjayam | rājāno bhīṣmam āsādya gatās te yamasādanam ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: И какие бы цари из стана Партхов (Пандавов) ни выступили на помощь Дхананджае (Арджуне), едва достигнув Бхишмы, они отправлялись в обитель Ямы. Эта картина подчёркивает мрачную нравственную тяжесть войны: даже доблесть и верность, столкнувшись с непобедимым старшим воином, могут завершиться стремительной смертью, напоминая слушателю о неотвратимых последствиях битвы и о хрупкости человеческой силы перед судьбой и дхармой (долгом).

Word by Word

• ये: who/which (those)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• केचन: some (certain)
• केचन: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केचन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पार्थानाम्: of the sons of Pṛthā / of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अभियाताः: having advanced/attacked; assailants
• अभियाताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीष्मम्: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having reached/encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• गताः: gone
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

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

• यमसादनम्: the abode of Yama (death)
• यमसादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमसादन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Bhīṣma
• Yama
• Yamasādana (abode of Yama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the inevitability of death in war and the limits of human strength: even allied kings fighting for a righteous cause can fall instantly when confronted by overwhelming prowess. It implicitly cautions against pride and underscores the heavy ethical cost of battlefield duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the kings allied with the Pāṇḍavas who advanced alongside Arjuna encountered Bhīṣma and were slain—figuratively described as going to Yama’s abode.