Shloka 66

Devanagari script

सुदक्षिणं तु राजेन्द्र काम्बोजानां महारथम्‌ | श्रुतकर्मा पराक्रान्तमभ्यद्रवत संयुगे,राजेन्द्र! काम्बोजदेशके राजा पराक्रमी महारथी सुदक्षिणपर रणभूमिमें श्रुतकर्माने आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

sudakṣiṇaṃ tu rājendra kāmbojānāṃ mahāratham | śrutakarmā parākrāntam abhyadravat saṃyuge ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Tâu đại vương, giữa chiến địa, Śrutakarmā lao thẳng vào Sudakṣiṇa, vị đại xa chiến binh hùng mạnh của xứ Kāmboja.

Word by Word

• सुदक्षिणम्: Sudakṣiṇa (proper name)
• सुदक्षिणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदक्षिण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• काम्बोजानाम्: of the Kāmbojas
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम्बोज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथम्: great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुतकर्मा: Śrutakarmā (proper name)
• श्रुतकर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पराक्रान्तम्: valiant, mighty
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यद्रवत्: ran towards/charged
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra)
• Sudakṣiṇa
• Śrutakarmā
• Kāmboja (people/region)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the kṣatriya ethos in the epic: in war, renowned warriors actively seek decisive engagements, displaying courage and resolve. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s portrayal of duty-bound valor within the tragic framework of fratricidal conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śrutakarmā, a valiant fighter, rushed to attack Sudakṣiṇa, the great chariot-warrior associated with the Kāmbojas, during the battle.