Shloka 15
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
Devanagari script
पुनरावर्तमानानां भग्नानां जीवितैषिणाम् । भेतव्यमरिशेषाणामेकायनगता हिते
Transliteration
punarāvartamānānāṁ bhagnānāṁ jīvitaiṣiṇām | bhetavyam ariśeṣāṇām ekāyanagatā hi te ||
Translation
风神伐由说道：“当提防那些残存之敌：虽已溃败，为求活命而奔逃，却又转身重返战场。因为这等幸存的仇敌，已达一途之决、心志如铁；既择其一途，便连死亡也不再使其退缩。”
Word by Word
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
आवर्तमानानाम्of those returning
आवर्तमानानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआवर्त (आ + √वृत्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भग्नानाम्of the routed/broken
भग्नानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootभग्न (√भञ्ज्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
जीवितैषिणाम्of those seeking life (to save their lives)
जीवितैषिणाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootजीवित-एषिन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
भेतव्यम्should be feared / one should fear
भेतव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभी (√भी)
FormGerundive (potential passive participle), Singular, Passive (impersonal obligation)
अरि-शेषाणाम्of the remaining enemies / of the enemy-remnants
अरि-शेषाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअरि-शेष
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
एकायन-गताःhaving reached one fixed resolve / single-minded
एकायन-गताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकायन-गत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)E
enemies (ari)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Do not underestimate a foe who has fled and then returns; such survivors often come back with a hardened, single-minded resolve, making them more dangerous than before.
Vāyudeva offers counsel in the war context, warning that routed enemies who regroup and re-enter battle should be treated with heightened caution because their renewed return signals firm determination.