Shloka 28
Devanagari script
विनिवृत्तान् कुरून् दृष्टवा पाण्डवा5पि स्वसैनिकान् । दूतैः शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तै:ः समन््तात् पर्यवारयन्
Transliteration
vinivṛttān kurūn dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavā api svasainikān | dūtaiḥ śīghrāśvasaṃyuktaiḥ samantāt paryavārayan ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：见俱卢诸军自战阵中退去，般度五子亦遣骑快马之使者遍往四方，传令己军止战。
Word by Word
विनिवृत्तान्having turned back/retreating
विनिवृत्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविनिवृत्त (वि-नि-√वृत्, क्त)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कुरून्the Kurus
कुरून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
स्वसैनिकान्their own soldiers
स्वसैनिकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्व-सैनिक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
दूतैःby messengers
दूतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदूत
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तैःmounted on swift horses / yoked with swift horses
शीघ्राश्वसंयुक्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशीघ्र-अश्व-संयुक्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
समन्तात्on all sides, all around
समन्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्तात्
पर्यवारयन्they caused to stop/they restrained (sent orders around)
पर्यवारयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-आ-√वृ (पर्यावारयति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
Kurus (Kauravas)P
PāṇḍavasM
messengers (dūtas)S
swift horsesCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid war, conduct is governed by dharma: when the opponent withdraws, continuing violence becomes needless and blameworthy; disciplined leadership restrains troops and prevents gratuitous harm.
Sañjaya reports that the Kuru forces turn back from combat; observing this, the Pāṇḍavas send swift mounted messengers in all directions to signal their own army to stop fighting as well.