Shloka 131

भीमसेन–अलायुधयुद्धम् / Bhīmasena and Alāyudha: Night Engagement and Command Responses

Devanagari script

ततस्तत्सर्वमाचख्यौ कुरूणां वैशसं महत्‌ । परान्‌ विजयतश्चापि धार्तराष्ट्रानू निमज्जत:

Transliteration

tatastat sarvam ācakhyau kurūṇāṁ vaiśasaṁ mahat | parān vijayataś cāpi dhārtarāṣṭrān nimajjataḥ ||

Translation

ततस्तत्सर्वमाचख्यौ कुरूणां वैशसं महत् । परान् विजयतश्चापि धार्तराष्ट्रान् निमज्जतः ॥

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• आचख्यौ: told / related
• आचख्यौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• वैशसम्: slaughter / massacre
• वैशसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशस
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• परान्: the enemies / others
• परान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• विजयतः: from victory / despite victory
• विजयतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: indeclinable

• धार्तराष्ट्रान्: the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धार्तराष्ट्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अनु: after / following
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु
• Form: indeclinable (preverb/adverb)

• निमज्जतः: sinking / being submerged
• निमज्जतः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-मज्ज्
• Form: present active participle (śatṛ), masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kurus
• Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• the opposing side (Pāṇḍava party, implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when victory is achieved, war brings immense moral and human cost; adharma-driven conflict culminates in ruin, and the narrator frames events as a grave calamity rather than mere success.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya conveys to the listener a complete account of the great slaughter among the Kurus, emphasizing that the opposing side is winning while the Dhārtarāṣṭras are collapsing into defeat and destruction.