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Shloka 60

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

शल्यो वा पाण्डवं हत्वा दद्याद्‌ दुर्योधनाय गाम्‌ | इतीव निश्चयो नाभूद्‌ योधानां तत्र भारत,भरतनन्दन! “आज कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्छिर मद्रराजको मारकर इस भूतलका राज्य भोगेंगे अथवा शल्य ही पाण्डुकुमार युधिष्ठिरको मारकर दुर्योधनको भूमण्डलका राज्य सौंप देंगे।। इस बातका निश्चय वहाँ योद्धाओंको नहीं हो पाता था

sayo v1 p1ava hav1 dady1d duryodhan1ya g1m | it2va nibcayo n1bh6bd yodh1n1 tatra bh1rata, bharatanandana |

“یا شلیہ پانڈو کے بیٹے کو مار کر زمین دُریودھن کے حوالے کر دے گا”—یہی خیال تھا؛ مگر اے بھارت، اے بھرت نندن! وہاں کے یودھّاؤں میں کوئی پختہ یقین پیدا نہ ہو سکا۔

शल्यःShalya
शल्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
पाण्डवम्the Pandava (Yudhishthira)
पाण्डवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हत्वाhaving slain
हत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)
दद्यात्should give / would give
दद्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootदा (ददाति)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Potential/Optative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
दुर्योधनायto Duryodhana
दुर्योधनाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
गाम्the earth/land (kingdom)
गाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
निश्चयःa decision/certainty
निश्चयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभूत्was / came to be
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (लङ्), Past (imperfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
योधानाम्of the warriors
योधानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भरतनन्दनO delight of the Bharatas
भरतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootभरतनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
S
Shalya
P
Pandava (implied: Yudhi63hira)
D
Duryodhana
B
Bharata (Dh5tar163hira as addressee)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the moral and existential uncertainty that surrounds war: even seasoned warriors cannot foresee who will fall and who will rule. It underscores how sovereignty (g1m) hinges on violent outcomes, while human judgment remains limited amid the chaos of battle.

Sanjaya reports to Dh5tar163hira that the warriors on the field could not decide which outcome would occur: whether Shalya would kill the Pandava (contextually Yudhi63hira) and thereby secure the kingdom for Duryodhana, or the reverse. The scene conveys suspense at a decisive moment in Shalya Parva.