Shloka 30

ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्

Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief

Devanagari script

सो5हं निर्जित्य समरे विजयं सहकेशवम्‌

Transliteration

so'haṃ nirjitya samare vijayaṃ saha-keśavam

Translation

尤提士提罗说道：“我在战阵之中克敌制胜，并与凯沙瓦（奎师那）同得胜利，……”此句透出不安的自省：纵然胜利得蒙神圣扶持，言者之心仍难安宁，暗示以战争换来的凯旋所负的道德重担。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• निर्जित्य: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√जि (जि—जयने)
• Form: क्त्वा (ल्यप्), कर्तरि, true

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• विजयम्: victory
• विजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Victory in war—even when supported by a righteous ally like Keśava—does not automatically resolve moral accountability; the inner reckoning with dharma and the consequences of violence remains.

What is happening in the narrative?

Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in the aftermath of the great war, acknowledging that he has won the battle and victory with Kṛṣṇa’s support, setting the stage for his ensuing grief, doubt, and inquiry into peace (śānti) and righteous conduct.