Shloka 13
Devanagari script
का प्रीति: सत्त्वयुक्तस्य कृत्वोपधिकृतं जयम्
Transliteration
kā prītiḥ sattvayuktasya kṛtvopadhikṛtaṃ jayam
Translation
సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—సత్త్వధర్మంలో నిలిచినవానికి, కృత్రిమ నిబంధనలు మరియు అంతర్లీన కుతంత్రాలతో జయం సాధిస్తే, ఏ సంతృప్తి కలుగుతుంది?
Word by Word
काwhat (kind of)
का:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
प्रीतिःjoy; satisfaction; affection
प्रीतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सत्त्वयुक्तस्यof one endowed with courage/virtue (sattva)
सत्त्वयुक्तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्त्वयुक्त
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
कृत्वाhaving done; having made
कृत्वा:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
उपधिकृतम्made conditional; made dependent on a pretext/condition
उपधिकृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउपधिकृत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जयम्victory
जयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, 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
The verse questions the moral worth of a victory gained through upādhi—pretexts, contrivances, or hidden motives—implying that a truly sattva-grounded person finds no genuine joy in success achieved by ethically compromised means.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, reflects on the nature of victory in the war context, casting doubt on any triumph that depends on stratagems or conditional maneuvers rather than straightforward, dharmic conduct.