Shloka 31
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
Devanagari script
कृतकृत्यांश्व वो मन्ये संसिद्धान् कुरुपुड्रव
Transliteration
kṛtakṛtyāṁś ca vo manye saṁsiddhān kurupuṅgava
Translation
कृतकृत्यांश्च वो मन्ये संसिद्धान् कुरुपुङ्गव।
Word by Word
कृतकृत्यान्those who have accomplished their duty (fulfilled)
कृतकृत्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतकृत्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वःof you / your
वः:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
मन्येI think / I consider
मन्ये:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada
संसिद्धान्fully accomplished / perfected
संसिद्धान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंसिद्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कुरुपुङ्गवO bull among the Kurus (best of the Kurus)
कुरुपुङ्गव:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुपुङ्गव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaK
Kuru lineage (addressed group)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
The verse affirms the ideal of kṛtakṛtyatā—having completed one’s rightful obligations. Ethical life is measured not by mere success, but by the sense of duty fulfilled and a life brought to completion with inner readiness.
Vyāsa addresses the Kuru survivors/descendants with an honorific, declaring that he regards them as having completed their appointed tasks and reached a state of completion—an evaluative, consoling statement amid the Mausala Parva’s atmosphere of endings.