Shloka 43

अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle

Devanagari script

ततः कृतेडवहारे च प्रह्ृष्टास्तत्र पाण्डवा: । निशायां शिबिरं गत्वा न्यवसन्त नरेश्वरा:,इस प्रकार सैनिकोंके लौटा लिये जानेपर हर्षमें भरे हुए पाण्डव-पक्षीय नरेश रातको शिविरमें जाकर सो रहे

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛte ’vadhāre ca prahṛṣṭās tatra pāṇḍavāḥ | niśāyāṃ śibiraṃ gatvā nyavasanta nareśvarāḥ ||

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—ततः कृतेऽवहारे च सैन्ये निवर्तिते सति तत्र पाण्डवा हृष्टाः। निशायां शिबिरं गत्वा ते नरेश्वराः शयानाः न्यवसन्, रणधर्मक्लेशे क्षणिकं विश्रान्तिम् अवाप्य॥

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereupon

कृतेwhen (it was) done/after it was done

अवहारेin the withdrawal/recall (of troops)

चand

प्रहृष्टाःdelighted/overjoyed

तत्रthere

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

निशायाम्at night

शिबिरम्the camp

गत्वाhaving gone

न्यवसन्तthey stayed/they rested (for the night)

नरेश्वराःkings (lords of men)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍava party)

kings (nareśvarāḥ)

camp (śibira)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid a righteous war, discipline and restraint matter: once a decision is reached and forces are withdrawn, leaders must restore order and allow necessary rest. The verse highlights the ethical importance of pausing violence when the immediate objective is settled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that after the situation was concluded and the troops were called back, the Pāṇḍava-side kings felt relieved and pleased. They went to their camp at night and rested, marking a lull between engagements.