Shloka 33
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
Devanagari script
वधार्थ पाण्डुपुत्रस्य याचितां शक्तिमेव च
Transliteration
vadhārthaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya yācitāṃ śaktim eva ca
Translation
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า: “เพื่อสังหารโอรสแห่งปาณฑุ เขายังได้ขอ ‘ศักติ’ นั้นเอง (อาวุธทิพย์) ด้วย”
Word by Word
वधार्थम्for the purpose of killing
वधार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवध + अर्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पाण्डुपुत्रस्यof the son of Pāṇḍu
पाण्डुपुत्रस्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डुपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
याचिताम्requested/asked for
याचिताम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootयाचित (याच्)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शक्तिम्the spear/weapon (śakti)
शक्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Pāṇḍuputra (a Pāṇḍava)Ś
Śakti (divine weapon)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
The line highlights how the pursuit of victory in war often turns on extraordinary means—boons and divine weapons—raising ethical tension: intent (vadhārtha) can drive one to seek decisive power, yet such power intensifies the moral weight of one’s choices.
Sañjaya reports that, with the aim of killing a Pāṇḍava, a śakti-weapon was specifically requested—indicating a calculated attempt to secure a single, lethal advantage against a key opponent.