Shloka 51

Devanagari script

सुशर्मन्‌ गच्छ शीघ्र त्वं बलौचै: परिवारित: । जहि पाण्डुसुतावेतोी धनंजयवृकोदरी,भेजते समय उसने कहा--'सुशर्मन्‌! तुम विशाल सेनाके साथ शीघ्र जाओ और अर्जुन तथा भीमसेन इन दोनों पाण्डुकुमारोंको मार डालो”

Transliteration

suśarman gaccha śīghra tvaṃ balaucaiḥ parivāritaḥ | jahi pāṇḍusutāv etau dhanañjayavṛkodarau ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“苏舍摩那啊，你当即出发，率领并由你强大的军势簇拥护卫。击杀般度的这两位儿子——檀那阇耶（阿周那）与弗利拘陀罗（毗摩）。”

Word by Word

• सुशर्मन्: O Susharman
• सुशर्मन्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• बलौघैः: with masses of troops
• बलौघैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलौघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारितः: surrounded, accompanied
• परिवारितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + वृ (धातु) / परिवारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• जहि: slay
• जहि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डुसुतौ: the two sons of Pandu
• पाण्डुसुतौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• धनञ्जय: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनञ्जय: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृकोदरम्: Vrikodara (Bhima)
• वृकोदरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Suśarman
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)
• Bhīma (Vṛkodara)
• Pāṇḍu

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between ethical ideals and wartime imperatives: commanders prioritize strategic elimination of key warriors (Arjuna and Bhīma) to shift the balance of battle, illustrating how dharma in war is often framed through kṣatriya duty and victory-oriented counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports an order directed to Suśarman to move quickly with a strong contingent and engage decisively, aiming to kill Arjuna and Bhīma—two pivotal Pāṇḍava fighters whose presence strongly influences the course of the battle.