Shloka 26
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
Devanagari script
क्षीणवद् विद्धलत्वात् तु निमेषात् पुनरुत्थित:
Transliteration
kṣīṇavad viddhalatvāt tu nimeṣāt punarutthitaḥ
Translation
اگرچہ وہ نہایت نڈھال اور چھِدا ہوا سا دکھائی دیتا تھا، پھر بھی وہ پل بھر میں دوبارہ اٹھ کھڑا ہوا۔
Word by Word
क्षीणवत्like one exhausted
क्षीणवत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षीणवत् (प्रातिपदिक; क्षीण + वत्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विद्धलत्वात्from/owing to faintness (being stunned)
विद्धलत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootविद्धलत्व (प्रातिपदिक; विद्धल + त्व)
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
निमेषात्in/after a moment (lit. from a blink)
निमेषात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
उत्थितःrose up / stood up
उत्थितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-स्था (धातु) / उत्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, 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
Even when a warrior seems broken by wounds and fatigue, inner resolve can reassert itself instantly; the verse highlights resilience and the unpredictability of outcomes in conflict.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant who looked exhausted and wounded nevertheless rose again almost immediately, indicating a sudden recovery or renewed determination amid battle.