Shloka 14
Devanagari script
अधर्मेण जयं लब्ध्वा को नु हृष्येत पण्डित:
Transliteration
adharmeṇa jayaṁ labdhvā ko nu hṛṣyet paṇḍitaḥ
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—अधर्मेण जयं लब्ध्वा को नु हृष्येत पण्डितः।
Word by Word
अधर्मेणby unrighteousness / through adharma
अधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जयम्victory
जयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नुindeed / then (emphatic particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
हृष्येतwould rejoice / should rejoice
हृष्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootहृष्
FormVidhi-linga (optative), Present (modal), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
पण्डितःa wise man / learned person
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
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
Victory is not ethically neutral: if it is achieved through adharma, it is spiritually and morally tainted. A truly wise person measures success by righteousness and long-term consequence, not by outward gain.
In the Shalya Parva’s war context, Sañjaya reflects on the moral quality of outcomes in battle, questioning the legitimacy of rejoicing over a win secured by improper means—an implicit critique of adharma-driven conduct amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.