Shloka 37

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements

Devanagari script

ततः: पञ्चशतान्‌ हत्वा सवरूथान्‌ महारथान्‌ । जघान कुज्जरानीकं पुन: सप्तशतं युधि

Transliteration

tataḥ pañcaśatān hatvā savarūthān mahārathān | jaghāna kuñjarānīkaṃ punaḥ saptaśataṃ yudhi |

Translation

三阇耶说道：随后，毗摩塞那斩杀五百名大车战士，连同其战车装备一并毁灭；又在战阵之中再度击溃七百头战象之军。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• पञ्चशतान्: five hundred (persons/units)
• पञ्चशतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चशत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• सवरूथान्: with chariot-guards/with protective equipment
• सवरूथान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वरूथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जघान: slew, struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुञ्जर-अनीकम्: the elephant-corps/elephant-army
• कुञ्जर-अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर + अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• सप्तशतम्: seven hundred (units)
• सप्तशतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तशत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• mahāratha (great chariot-warriors)
• kuñjarānīka (elephant corps)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse does not preach directly; it narrates battlefield prowess. Ethically, it highlights how war magnifies destruction—victory and fame are described alongside staggering loss, inviting reflection on the human cost that shadows kṣatriya heroism.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Bhīmasena, in the ongoing battle, kills five hundred elite chariot-warriors with their chariot equipment and then again destroys a contingent of seven hundred elephants.