Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अभ्यवर्तन्त ते पुत्रा: सर्वे सैन्यपुरस्कृता: । इच्छन्तो निधन युद्धे स्वर्ग कृत्वा परायणम्‌

Transliteration

abhyavartanta te putrāḥ sarve sainyapuraskṛtāḥ | icchanto nidhanaṃ yuddhe svargaṃ kṛtvā parāyaṇam ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：于是那些儿子们全都以军队为前锋，转身再赴战阵——求死于战，已以天界为其终极归依。

Word by Word

• अभ्यवर्तन्त: they advanced/turned towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सैन्यपुरस्कृताः: having the army in front / preceded by the army
• सैन्यपुरस्कृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्यपुरस्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इच्छन्तः: desiring
• इच्छन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• निधनम्: death
• निधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made/considered (as)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• परायणम्: the ultimate resort/goal
• परायणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परायण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• putrāḥ (sons/warrior princes)
• svarga (heaven)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse reflects the classical kṣatriya ideal: steadfastness in battle and willingness to accept death for honor and duty, with the belief that a warrior’s righteous death leads to svarga. It highlights how intention (parāyaṇa—one’s chosen end) shapes action under dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warriors described as “sons” regroup and move back into combat with their forces leading, determined to fight to the death and viewing heaven as the outcome of such a death in battle.