Shloka 35

Devanagari script

दुर्योधन तु विरथं छिन्नवर्मायुधं रणे

Transliteration

duryodhana tu virathaṁ chinnavarmāyudhaṁ raṇe

Translation

Санджая сказал: Но Дурьодхана среди сражения остался без колесницы — его доспех и оружие были рассечены. Эта строка подчёркивает стремительный переворот удачи на войне и намекает на нравственную тяжесть гордыни, когда она встречает свои последствия на поле брани.

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• विरथम्: without a chariot, chariotless
• विरथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• छिन्न-वर्म-आयुधम्: whose armor and weapons were cut off/broken
• छिन्न-वर्म-आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नवर्मायुध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the instability of worldly power in war: even a mighty king can be reduced to a vulnerable state in a moment. Ethically, it gestures toward the humbling of arrogance and the karmic gravity that accompanies adharma-driven ambition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana has been rendered chariotless in the fight, with his armor and weapons cut or shattered—signaling a serious setback and immediate danger amid the ongoing combat.