Shloka 42

शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni

with Ulūka’s fall

Devanagari script

ततः प्रायात्‌ त्वरन्‌ पार्थो दीर्घकालं सुसंवृतम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ prāyāt tvaran pārtho dīrghakālaṃ susaṃvṛtam

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Rồi Pārtha vội vã lên đường, sau một thời gian dài bị kìm giữ và phải tự chế—báo hiệu sự trở lại hành động một cách dứt khoát giữa áp lực của chiến tranh và bổn phận.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter; from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Ablatival adverb (from तद्), indeclinable

• प्रायात्: departed; went forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (या गतौ)
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

• त्वरन्: hastening
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine nominative singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• दीर्घकालम्: for a long time
• दीर्घकालम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घकाल
• Form: Masculine, accusative singular (used adverbially)

• सुसंवृतम्: well-covered; well-concealed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-संवृत
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), neuter accusative singular (agreeing with दीर्घकालम् as a descriptive adjunct)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after prolonged restraint or delay, one must act decisively when dharma and responsibility call—especially in a crisis where hesitation can endanger the larger good.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Pārtha) finally moves out swiftly, implying a shift from being held back or contained to taking immediate action within the unfolding battle events.