Shloka 24
Gadā-yuddhe Bhīma–Duryodhanayoḥ Tumulaḥ Saṃprahāraḥ
Mace-duel’s intense exchange
Devanagari script
अद्य सौख्य॑ तु राजेन्द्र कुरुराजस्य दुर्मते:
Transliteration
adya saukhyaṁ tu rājendra kururājasya durmateḥ
Translation
సంజయుడు పలికెను—ఓ రాజేంద్రా! నేడు ఆ దుర్బుద్ధి కురురాజునకు కేవలం క్షణికమైన ‘సుఖం’ మాత్రమే దక్కింది।
Word by Word
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
Formअव्यय (कालवाचक)
सौख्यम्happiness, comfort
सौख्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसौख्य
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
Formअव्यय (निपात)
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
कुरुराजस्यof the Kuru king
कुरुराजस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुराज
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
दुर्मतेःof the evil-minded one
दुर्मतेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaR
Rājendra (addressed king, i.e., Dhritarashtra)K
Kuru king (Duryodhana implied)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
Misguided judgment (durmati) in leadership yields only hollow, short-lived ‘comfort’ and culminates in suffering; ethical discernment and right counsel are essential for a king.
Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra, characterizing the Kuru ruler (implicitly Duryodhana) as durmati and noting that whatever ‘happiness’ he has today is ironic and transient in the midst of the war’s devastation.