Shloka 77

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

Devanagari script

हतशेषास्तु ये वीरा: पज्चालानां महारथा: । तान्‌ प्रभग्नान्‌ द्रुतान्‌ वीर: पृष्ठतो विकिरझ्छरै:

Transliteration

hataśeṣās tu ye vīrāḥ pāñcālānāṃ mahārathāḥ | tān prabhagnān drutān vīraḥ pṛṣṭhato vikirac charaiḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：潘遮罗诸大车战士中残存的勇士，已被击溃而奔逃；那位勇猛之士从后追击，以箭雨将他们驱散。

Word by Word

• हतशेषाः: those who remained after being slain (the survivors)
• हतशेषाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हतशेष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाञ्चालानाम्: of the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रभग्नान्: broken/scattered, routed
• प्रभग्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभग्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• द्रुतान्: running swiftly, fleeing
• द्रुतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वीरः: the hero (Karna)
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृष्ठतः: from behind, at the rear
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठ

• विकिरत्: scattering, showering
• विकिरत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + कृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

• छरैः: with arrows
• छरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālas
• mahārathas
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh reality of war: once an army breaks, the ethical and strategic stakes intensify. It implicitly contrasts valor with the vulnerability of the routed, reminding readers that kṣatriya action in battle carries grave consequences even when performed as duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the remaining Pāñcāla elite chariot-warriors, having been routed, flee; a valiant pursuer attacks them from behind, showering them with arrows as they run.