Shloka 50

Devanagari script

त्वां हि प्राप्य रणे क्षत्रमेकाहादिति भारत

Transliteration

tvāṃ hi prāpya raṇe kṣatram ekāhād iti bhārata

Translation

三阇耶说道：“因为一旦在战场上与你相逢，噢，婆罗多啊，武士的本分便算圆满——纵使只在一日之间。”

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• क्षत्रम्: kshatra; warrior power/royal might
• क्षत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकाहात्: from (within) one day
• एकाहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकाह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• इति: thus/so (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma: a warrior’s identity and obligation are realized through facing worthy opposition in battle, where duty is measured by steadfast action rather than duration.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, reporting the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, frames the encounter with a formidable opponent as so decisive that merely meeting him in combat can be spoken of as completing the warrior’s task within a single day.