Shloka 293

Karṇa’s advance against the Pāṇḍava host; Arjuna’s clash with the Saṃśaptakas (कर्णस्य पाण्डवसेनाप्रवेशः—अर्जुनस्य संशप्तकसंप्रहारः)

Devanagari script

ससूजे तत्र वापीं तां मृतानां जीविनीं प्रभो । प्रभो! वह वरदान पाकर तारकाक्षके वीर पुत्र हरिने उन पुरोंमें एक-एक बावड़ीका निर्माण किया, जो मृतकोंको जीवन प्रदान करनेवाली थी

Transliteration

sasūje tatra vāpīṃ tāṃ mṛtānāṃ jīvinīṃ prabho |

Translation

ทุรโยธนะกล่าวว่า “ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเจ้า ที่นั่นเขาได้สร้างบ่อน้ำขึ้น บ่อน้ำนั้นสามารถคืนชีพได้แม้กระทั่งแก่ผู้ตาย”

Word by Word

ससूजेcreated, constructed

तत्रthere

वापीम्a step-well, reservoir

ताम्that (one)

मृतानाम्of the dead

जीविनीम्life-giving, reviving

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Duryodhana

vāpī (life-giving well)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse points to the moral tension between extraordinary power (often obtained through boons) and its use in worldly aims—especially in war—suggesting that marvels and advantages do not automatically align with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana describes a remarkable construction: a well said to restore life to the dead, emphasizing the exceptional resources and protections available to certain figures within the war narrative.