Shloka 26
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
Devanagari script
क्षीणवद् विद्धलत्वात् तु निमेषात् पुनरुत्थित:
Transliteration
kṣīṇavad viddhalatvāt tu nimeṣāt punarutthitaḥ
Translation
क्षीणवद्विद्धलत्वात्तु निमेषात् पुनरुत्थितः॥
Word by Word
क्षीणवत्like one exhausted
क्षीणवत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षीणवत् (प्रातिपदिक; क्षीण + वत्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विद्धलत्वात्from/owing to faintness (being stunned)
विद्धलत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootविद्धलत्व (प्रातिपदिक; विद्धल + त्व)
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निमेषात्in/after a moment (lit. from a blink)
निमेषात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
उत्थितःrose up / stood up
उत्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-स्था (धातु) / उत्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even when a warrior seems broken by wounds and fatigue, inner resolve can reassert itself instantly; the verse highlights resilience and the unpredictability of outcomes in conflict.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant who looked exhausted and wounded nevertheless rose again almost immediately, indicating a sudden recovery or renewed determination amid battle.