Shloka 10
Devanagari script
आखूयातव्यं मदीयानां ये5स्मिन् जीवन्ति संयुगे
Transliteration
ākhyātavyaṃ madīyānāṃ ye 'smin jīvanti saṃyuge
Translation
సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—ఈ సంగ్రామంలో మా పక్షాన ఇంకా జీవించి ఉన్నవారి సంగతి తప్పక తెలియజేయవలెను।
Word by Word
आखूयातव्यम्is to be called/summoned
आखूयातव्यम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआखूयातव्य (आ + √ह्वा)
Formतव्यत्, भावे/कर्मणि (gerundive; obligation), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
मदीयानाम्of my (people/men)
मदीयानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootमदीय
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
येwho
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
जीवन्तिlive/are alive
जीवन्ति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√जीव्
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd, Plural, परस्मैपद
संयुगेin the battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaT
the speaker’s own side (madīyāḥ)B
battle (saṃyuga)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
Even amid war’s chaos, one has a duty to give a truthful accounting—especially about life and death—so that decisions and responsibilities are faced without denial.
Sañjaya signals the need to inform the Kaurava side about which of their own warriors are still alive in the ongoing battle, emphasizing an urgent report of survivors.