Shloka 43

अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle

Devanagari script

ततः कृतेडवहारे च प्रह्ृष्टास्तत्र पाण्डवा: । निशायां शिबिरं गत्वा न्यवसन्त नरेश्वरा:,इस प्रकार सैनिकोंके लौटा लिये जानेपर हर्षमें भरे हुए पाण्डव-पक्षीय नरेश रातको शिविरमें जाकर सो रहे

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛte ’vadhāre ca prahṛṣṭās tatra pāṇḍavāḥ | niśāyāṃ śibiraṃ gatvā nyavasanta nareśvarāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：继而，事既了结，诸军亦已撤回；在场归附般度族的诸王皆欣然满怀。入夜之后，他们回到营中，安歇休息。

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय

• कृते: when (it was) done/after it was done
• कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (√कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अवहारे: in the withdrawal/recall (of troops)
• अवहारे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• प्रहृष्टाः: delighted/overjoyed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (√हृष्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: अव्यय

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• निशायाम्: at night
• निशायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• शिबिरम्: the camp
• शिबिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (√गम्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• न्यवसन्त: they stayed/they rested (for the night)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अवस् (√वस् with अव-; लङ्)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• नरेश्वराः: kings (lords of men)
• नरेश्वराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍava party)
• kings (nareśvarāḥ)
• camp (śibira)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid a righteous war, discipline and restraint matter: once a decision is reached and forces are withdrawn, leaders must restore order and allow necessary rest. The verse highlights the ethical importance of pausing violence when the immediate objective is settled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that after the situation was concluded and the troops were called back, the Pāṇḍava-side kings felt relieved and pleased. They went to their camp at night and rested, marking a lull between engagements.