Shloka 37

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

विजये धृतसंकल्पा: समरे त्यक्तजीविता:

Transliteration

vijaye dhṛtasaṅkalpāḥ samare tyaktajīvitāḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：“他们为胜利立下坚决誓愿，投身战阵时已抛却对生命的执著——在战争严酷的要求面前，这些人宁取不移之志，而不顾自保。”

Word by Word

• विजये: in victory
• विजये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धृतसंकल्पाः: having firm resolve
• धृतसंकल्पाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतसंकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• त्यक्तजीविताः: having abandoned life; ready to die
• त्यक्तजीविताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्तजीवित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights unwavering resolve in the pursuit of a chosen duty—especially the warrior’s commitment to the battle’s objective—where fear of death is subordinated to determination and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the combatants as entering the fight with fixed intent on victory, so committed that they have mentally renounced concern for their own survival.