Shloka 15

Devanagari script

त॑ तथा समरे कर्म कुर्वाणमपराजितम्‌ | परिवत्र॒ुर्महेष्वासा: पाण्डवानां महारथा:,संग्राममें ऐसा पराक्रम प्रकट करनेवाले उस अपराजित वीरको महाधनुर्धर पाण्डव महारथियोंने चारों ओरसे घेर लिया

Transliteration

taṁ tathā samare karma kurvāṇam aparājitam | parivavruḥ maheṣvāsāḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārathāḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：当他在激战之中仍不断施展战功、始终不为所败时，般度族的诸位大车战士——强弓劲射的神箭手——从四面八方合围了那位不可战胜的英雄。

Word by Word

• tam: him/that one
• tam: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• samare: in battle
• samare: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• karma: deed, action
• karma: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• kurvāṇam: doing, performing
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• aparājitam: unconquered, undefeated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aparājita
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• parivavruḥ: they surrounded/encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-vṛ
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Plural

• mahā-iṣvāsāḥ: great bowmen
• mahā-iṣvāsāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-iṣvāsa
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• pāṇḍavānām: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• mahā-rathāḥ: great chariot-warriors
• mahā-rathāḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāratha
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• mahārathas (elite chariot-warriors)
• maheṣvāsas (mighty archers)
• the invincible hero (unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between individual valor and collective responsibility in war: even an undefeated hero must be checked when his actions endanger the larger cause, and coordinated effort becomes a legitimate means to restore balance while still recognizing martial excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that an unconquered warrior, actively displaying prowess in battle, is encircled from all sides by the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost chariot-warriors—mighty archers—indicating a tactical move to contain or neutralize a dominant fighter.