Shloka 55

Duryodhana’s Post-Duel Lament and Instructions (भग्नसक्थस्य विलापः)

Devanagari script

एतच्च कदन कृत्वा शत्रूणामपकारिणाम्‌

Transliteration

etac ca kadanaṃ kṛtvā śatrūṇām apakāriṇām

Translation

Matapos maisagawa ang gawang pagwasak na ito laban sa mga kaaway na mapanira at nakapanakit na, ipinagpatuloy ni Vaiśampāyana ang salaysay, na inilalarawan ang ginawa bilang isang pagganti sa loob ng malupit na lohika ng digmaan—isang kilos na hinubog ng poot at sugat, hindi ng habag.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (deed/act)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कदनम्: slaughter; destruction
• कदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having done; having made
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• शत्रूणाम्: of (the) enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपकारिणाम्: of the harm-doers; of those who do injury
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• enemies (śatravaḥ)