Shloka 14
Devanagari script
अधर्मेण जयं लब्ध्वा को नु हृष्येत पण्डित:
Transliteration
adharmeṇa jayaṁ labdhvā ko nu hṛṣyet paṇḍitaḥ
Translation
سنجے نے کہا—ادھرم کے ذریعے فتح پا کر کون سا دانا حقیقتاً خوش ہو گا؟ جو دھرم اور اس کے انجام کو سمجھتا ہے، اس کے لیے ادھرم سے جیتی ہوئی فتح سچی تسکین کا سبب نہیں بن سکتی۔
Word by Word
अधर्मेणby unrighteousness / through adharma
अधर्मेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअधर्म
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जयम्victory
जयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
कःwho
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नुindeed / then (emphatic particle)
नु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनु
हृष्येतwould rejoice / should rejoice
हृष्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootहृष्
FormVidhi-linga (optative), Present (modal), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
पण्डितःa wise man / learned person
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
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
Victory is not ethically neutral: if it is achieved through adharma, it is spiritually and morally tainted. A truly wise person measures success by righteousness and long-term consequence, not by outward gain.
In the Shalya Parva’s war context, Sañjaya reflects on the moral quality of outcomes in battle, questioning the legitimacy of rejoicing over a win secured by improper means—an implicit critique of adharma-driven conduct amid the Kurukṣetra conflict.