Shloka 51
अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः
Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve
Devanagari script
निन्दितानि च सर्वाणि कुत्सितानि पदे पदे
Transliteration
ninditāni ca sarvāṇi kutsitāni pade pade
Translation
And at every step there were acts that were blameworthy—reprehensible and condemned in all respects.
Word by Word
निन्दितानिblamed, censured
निन्दितानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिन्दित (निन्द् + क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
कुत्सितानिdespicable, vile
कुत्सितानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुत्सित (कुत्स् + क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
पदेin (each) step/place/word
पदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपद
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पदेin (each) step/place/word
पदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपद
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaCharacter 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 underscores ethical judgment: repeated wrongdoing becomes unmistakably condemnable. It signals that certain actions—especially in the aftermath of war—are not merely strategic but morally vile, and thus worthy of censure.
Sañjaya, reporting events, characterizes what is occurring as a sequence of reprehensible deeds—suggesting a grim turn where actions are repeatedly marked by blame and moral ugliness.