Shloka 40
Devanagari script
तं शिखण्डी समासाद्य त्वया गुप्तो महाव्रतम्
Transliteration
taṁ śikhaṇḍī samāsādya tvayā gupto mahāvratam
Translation
شِکھنڈی کے مقابل آنے پر بھی تم نے اپنا عظیم ورت چھپائے رکھا۔
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शिखण्डीShikhandi
शिखण्डी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिखण्डिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समासाद्यhaving approached / having come up to
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), true
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Instrumental, Singular
गुप्तःprotected / guarded
गुप्तः:
TypeAdjective
Root√गुप्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
महाव्रतम्the great vow
महाव्रतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहाव्रत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)श
शिखण्डी (Śikhaṇḍī)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 verse highlights the ethical weight of a vowed commitment (vrata) in war: even amid lethal conflict, a warrior may restrain action to honor a prior moral resolve, keeping that resolve inwardly guarded rather than publicly displayed.
Sañjaya narrates that when the speaker’s side came face to face with Śikhaṇḍī, the addressed warrior maintained a significant vow in a concealed manner—implying deliberate restraint or a principled limitation in how he would engage under those circumstances.