Shloka 28

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थामा महाभाग: कृतवर्मा च सात्वत:

Transliteration

aśvatthāmā mahābhāgaḥ kṛtavarmā ca sātvatāḥ

Translation

سنجے نے کہا: وہاں اشوتھاما، وہ بلند نصیب، اور ساتوت خاندان کا کِرتَوَرما بھی موجود تھا—جنگ کے بعد کے واقعات میں نمایاں کردار، جہاں وفاداری اور تشدد کی باقی رہ جانے والی پرچھائیں آئندہ فیصلوں اور انجام کو ڈھالتی رہتی ہیں۔

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थामा: Ashvatthaman
• अश्वत्थामा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभागः: the greatly fortunate/noble one
• महाभागः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृतवर्मा: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सात्वतः: the Sātvata (i.e., a Vrishni/Yadava; here: Kritavarman)
• सात्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatthāmā
• Kṛtavarmā
• Sātvata (clan)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though the line is primarily identificatory, it points to a recurring Mahābhārata ethical concern: eminent warriors, bound by allegiance and past vows, continue to drive events even after decisive battles—showing how choices made in war generate moral and practical consequences that persist beyond the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya names Aśvatthāmā and Kṛtavarmā (a Sātvata/Yādava) as present/active figures in the episode being recounted in Śalya Parva, setting up their role in the subsequent actions and decisions in the war’s late-stage developments.