Shloka 44

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

परिष्वज्य च तां प्रीतो विससर्ज गृहान्‌ प्रति

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | pariṣvajya ca tāṃ prīto visasarja gṛhān prati |

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说：阿周那心中欢悦，拥抱了她，随后送她回家。此情此景凸显了阿周那在战争浩劫之后的慈悲克制：他不以胜利自矜，也不以严酷相加，而是以安慰与敬重作结，含蓄地反诘那使无数生命陨落的武士之道。

Word by Word

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• परिष्वज्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, non-finite

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

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रीतः: pleased, delighted
• प्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विससर्ज: he sent forth / dismissed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√सृज्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गृहान्: to the houses / home
• गृहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duḥśalā (implied by context)
• Arjuna (implied by context)
• gṛha (home)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within a warrior’s world, dharma is not exhausted by victory or punishment; compassion, respectful conduct toward the grieving, and moral self-scrutiny after violence are presented as higher marks of righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

After consoling the woman (contextually Duḥśalā) and showing kindness, Arjuna embraces her affectionately and then sends her back toward her home, bringing the encounter to a humane and reconciliatory close.