Shloka 8

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

यदा तु पाण्डवा: सर्वे सुपरिश्रान्तवाहना:

Transliteration

yadā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve supariśrāntavāhanāḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：然而当众般度子弟连同其坐骑与车队都因鏖战劳顿而极度疲惫，陷入深沉的倦乏之时，交锋的势头也随之转为一阵停歇——这表明，即便最为正直、最为坚毅的战士，在战争的苛求之下也终究受制于肉身的限度。

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा
• Form: temporal_adverb

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: particle

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनाः: whose mounts/vehicles were very exhausted
• सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपरिश्रान्तवाहन
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-driven struggle, bodily limits and exhaustion shape outcomes; perseverance must be balanced with realism about strength, resources, and timing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a moment when the Pāṇḍavas and their mounts/teams become thoroughly fatigued, signaling a shift in the battle’s pace and setting up the next development in the encounter.