Shloka 52
गदायुद्धप्रतिज्ञा — The Vow and Terms of the Mace Duel
Devanagari script
वनमेव गमिष्यामि वसानो मृगचर्मणी । न हि मे निर्जनस्यास्ति जीवितेडद्य स्पृहा विभो
Transliteration
vanam eva gamiṣyāmi vasāno mṛgacarmaṇī | na hi me nirjanasya asti jīvite ’dya spṛhā vibho ||
Translation
杜尤陀那说道：“我将独自入林，披鹿皮而行。尊者啊，如今我已失却亲族与部众，我不再愿意执著于此生。”
Word by Word
वनम्to the forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गमिष्यामिI shall go
गमिष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
वसानःwearing
वसानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवस् (वास)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मृगचर्मणीin/with two deer-skins
मृगचर्मणी:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमृगचर्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Dual
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
मेof me / for me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
निर्जनस्यof one who is alone/without people
निर्जनस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्जन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अस्तिthere is
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Laṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
जीवितेin life / for living
जीविते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अद्यtoday/now
अद्य:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
स्पृहाdesire/longing
स्पृहा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्पृहा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विभोO mighty one
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
द
दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)व
वन (forest)म
मृगचर्म (deerskin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to life and power can collapse when one’s social world is destroyed; it also distinguishes genuine renunciation grounded in dharma from renunciation arising from despair and loss.
After catastrophic losses in the war, Duryodhana speaks of abandoning the royal path and going to the forest wearing ascetic deerskins, declaring that with his kinsmen gone he no longer wishes to preserve his life.