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Shloka 56

इन्द्रजिद्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम्

Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment

सैन्धवस्तु हतान्‌ दृष्टवा तथाश्चान्‌ स्वान्‌ सुदुःखित: । अतिविक्रमकर्माणि कुर्वाणं च धनंजयम्‌,सिन्धुराज अपने घोड़ोंको मारा गया देख और अलौकिक पराक्रम कर दिखानेवाले अर्जुनको आता जान अत्यन्त दुःखी हो गया

saindhavastu hatān dṛṣṭvā tathāś cān svān suduḥkhitaḥ | ativikramakarmāṇi kurvāṇaṃ ca dhanaṃjayam |

వైశంపాయనుడు చెప్పెను—తన గుర్రములు హతమైపోయినవని, తనవారూ పడిపోయినవని చూసి సైంధవుడు (జయద్రథుడు) ఘోర దుఃఖంలో మునిగిపోయాడు. అతి విక్రమకార్యాలు చేయువాడైన ధనంజయుడు (అర్జునుడు) తనవైపు దూసుకొస్తున్నాడని చూచి అతని శోకం మరింత పెరిగింది.

सैन्धवःthe Sindhu king (Jayadratha)
सैन्धवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्धव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
हतान्slain
हतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहन् (हत)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
तथाthus/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तान्those (men/ones)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
स्वान्his own
स्वान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सुदुःखितःdeeply distressed
सुदुःखितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुःखित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतिविक्रमकर्माणिdeeds of extraordinary valor
अतिविक्रमकर्माणि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिविक्रमकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कुर्वाणम्doing/performing
कुर्वाणम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (कुर्वाण)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
धनंजयम्Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
S
Saindhava (Jayadratha)
D
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
S
Sindhu (kingdom/region)
H
horses

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the moral logic of consequence: when one aligns with wrongful aggression, the inevitable counterforce of dharmic resistance arrives. Jayadratha’s grief is not only personal loss but also the dawning recognition that reckless or unrighteous action invites powerful retaliation.

Jayadratha (the Saindhava) sees his horses and his own forces killed. At the same time he perceives Arjuna—renowned for extraordinary feats—approaching. This combination of immediate loss and the sight of an unstoppable warrior fills him with intense sorrow and fear.