Shloka 96

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

संनिविष्टेषु पार्थेषु प्रयातास्तं ह॒दं शनै: । तदनन्तर जब कुन्तीके सभी पुत्र शिविरमें विश्राम करने लगे, तब कृपाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा और सात्वतवंशी कृतवर्मा धीरे-धीरे उस सरोवरके तटपर जा पहुँचे

Transliteration

sanniviṣṭeṣu pārtheṣu prayātās taṃ hradaṃ śanaiḥ |

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—కుంతీపుత్రులు (పాండవులు) శిబిరంలో విశ్రాంతికి స్థిరపడిన తరువాత, కృపాచార్యుడు, అశ్వత్థామ, మరియు సాత్వత వంశజుడు కృతవర్మ నెమ్మదిగా ఆ సరస్సు తీరానికి చేరుకున్నారు।

Word by Word

• संनिविष्टेषु: when (they) were seated/settled
• संनिविष्टेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनिविष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• पार्थेषु: among the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पार्थेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• प्रयाताः: having gone / having proceeded
• प्रयाताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रया
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ह्रदम्: lake, pool
• ह्रदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ह्रद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शनैः: slowly, gradually
• शनैः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas / sons of Kuntī-Pṛthā)
• Kṛpācārya
• Aśvatthāmā
• Kṛtavarmā
• hrada (lake)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a moral contrast: one side rests after battle while the other advances quietly, suggesting that intentions and methods (open combat vs. stealthy approach) matter in evaluating conduct (dharma) even amid war.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the Pāṇḍavas have settled in their camp, Kṛpa, Aśvatthāmā, and Kṛtavarmā move slowly toward a lake, setting up the next development in the story through a deliberate, quiet approach.