Shloka 22
Devanagari script
पाञज्चालक सुदुर्वत्त ममैव गुरुमग्रत:
Transliteration
pāñcālaka sudurvṛtta mamaiva gurum agrataḥ
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच— पाञ्चालकः सुदुर्वृत्तो ममैव गुरुमग्रतः आनयत्।
Word by Word
पाञ्चालकO Panchala (descendant/man of Panchala)
पाञ्चालक:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चालक
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सुदुर्वृत्तO very ill-conducted one / of very bad conduct
सुदुर्वृत्त:
Sambodhana
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-दुर्वृत्त
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ममof me / my
मम:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
एवindeed / only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गुरुम्teacher / preceptor
गुरुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अग्रतःin front / before (someone)
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Pāñcālaka (a Pañcāla warrior)G
Guru (revered teacher/preceptor)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid warfare, violating the sanctity of the guru relationship is portrayed as deeply adharmic; reverence for one’s teacher remains a moral boundary that should not be crossed.
Sañjaya reports an incident on the battlefield where a Pañcāla combatant is described as acting wickedly by placing or bringing the speaker’s revered teacher directly before him, highlighting outrage and the ethical tension of war.