Shloka 133

Śalya Installed as Commander; Coalition Agreement and Battle Arrays (शल्यसेनापत्यारोहणं व्यूहवर्णनं च)

Devanagari script

निहनिष्यामि वा राजन्‌ स्वर्ग यास्यामि वा हतः । शल्यने कहा--राजन्‌! आज मैं रणभूमिमें पाण्डवों-सहित समस्त पांचालोंको मार डालूँगा या स्वयं ही मारा जाकर स्वर्गलोकमें जा पहुँचूँगा

Transliteration

nihaniṣyāmi vā rājan svargaṁ yāsyāmi vā hataḥ |

Translation

شلیہ نے کہا—اے راجن! آج میں میدانِ جنگ میں پانڈوؤں سمیت تمام پانچالوں کو قتل کر ڈالوں گا، یا خود مارا جا کر سوَرگ لوک کو پہنچوں گا۔

Word by Word

• निहनिष्यामि: I shall slay
• निहनिष्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु: हन्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्वर्गम्: to heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु: या)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• हतः: slain (having been killed)
• हतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (कृदन्त: हत)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• King (rājan)
• Svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior should face battle with unwavering resolve—seeking righteous victory, yet accepting death without fear, viewing a courageous fall in combat as a path to svarga.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses the king and proclaims his determination for the coming fight: either he will kill the opposing forces, or he will be killed and thereby go to heaven—an emphatic pledge of commitment to the war’s outcome.