Shloka 30

गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः

Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings

Devanagari script

ते5पि वै विद्रुता राम दिशो दश भयात्‌ तदा | दुर्योधने हते शल्ये विद्रुतेषु कृपादिषु

Transliteration

te 'pi vai vidrutā rāma diśo daśa bhayāt tadā | duryodhane hate śalye vidruteṣu kṛpādiṣu ||

Translation

โอ้ รามะ! ครั้นนั้นพวกเขาเองก็แตกหนีด้วยความหวาดกลัว กระจัดกระจายไปทั้งสิบทิศ—เมื่อทุรโยธน์ถูกสังหาร เมื่อศัลยะล้มลง และเมื่อกฤปะกับพวกอื่น ๆ พากันหลบหนี

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• विद्रुताः: having fled; routed
• विद्रुताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राम: O Rama
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• भयात्: from fear; out of fear
• भयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• दुर्योधने: when/with Duryodhana (being ...); in the case of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हते: slain
• हते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शल्ये: when/with Shalya (being ...)
• शल्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विद्रुतेषु: when (they) had fled; among the routed
• विद्रुतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विद्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कृपादिषु: among Kripa and others
• कृपादिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप-आदि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Duryodhana
• Śalya
• Kṛpa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When unrighteous leadership collapses, fear and disintegration follow: the fall of key figures (Duryodhana and Śalya) triggers the rout of their supporters, illustrating the moral and practical consequences of adharma in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada reports to Paraśurāma that after Duryodhana and Śalya were killed, the remaining Kaurava-aligned warriors—named by Kṛpa and others—panicked and fled in all directions.