Shloka 87

Devanagari script

शल्य उवाच सम्पत्स्यत्येष ते काम: कुन्तीपुत्र यथेप्सितम्‌ । गच्छ युध्यस्व विश्रब्ध: प्रतिजाने वचस्तव,शल्य बोले--कुन्तीनन्दन! तुम्हारा यह अभीष्ट मनोरथ अवश्य पूर्ण होगा। जाओ, निश्चिन्त होकर युद्ध करो। मैं तुम्हारे वचनका पालन करनेकी प्रतिज्ञा करता हूँ

Transliteration

śalya uvāca sampatsyaty eṣa te kāmaḥ kuntīputra yathepsitam | gaccha yudhyasva viśrabdhaḥ pratijāne vacas tava ||

Translation

Śalya nói: “Hỡi con của Kuntī, điều ngươi mong ắt sẽ thành tựu đúng như ý ngươi. Hãy đi—hãy chiến đấu với tâm trí bình thản và vững tin. Ta xin thề sẽ giữ trọn lời ngươi.”

Word by Word

शल्यःShalya

उवाचsaid

सम्पत्स्यतिwill come to pass / will be accomplished

एषःthis

तेof you / your

कामःdesire, wish

कुन्तीपुत्रO son of Kunti

यथाas, just as

ईप्सितम्desired, wished-for

गच्छgo

युध्यस्वfight

विश्रब्धःconfident, unafraid

प्रतिजानेI promise

वचःword, statement

तवof you / your

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śalya

Kuntīputra (a son of Kuntī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes steadfastness to one’s pledged word and the kṣatriya ethic of entering battle without fear when duty calls, supported by assurances of loyalty and fulfillment of a rightful aim.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śalya addresses a son of Kuntī, assuring him that his intended objective will be achieved and urging him to fight confidently, while Śalya himself vows to stand by and honor the other’s stated commitment.