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Jayadratha-vadha-parva ('diṣṭyā jīvati phalgunaḥ')7.103.45–47
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Mahabharata · 7.103.45–47
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Devanāgarī

कच्चिद् दुर्योधनो राजा फल्गुनेन निपातितम् ॥
दृष्ट्वा सैन्धवकं संख्ये शमम् अस्मासु धास्यति ॥
दृष्ट्वा विनिहतान् भ्रातॄन् भीमसेनेन संयुगे ॥
कच्चिद् दुर्योधनो मन्दः शमम् अस्मासु धास्यति ॥
दृष्ट्वा चान्यान् बहून् योधान् पातितान् धरणीतले ॥
कच्चिद् दुर्योधनो मन्दः पश्चात्तापं करिष्यति ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

kaccid duryodhano rājā phalgunena nipātitam ||
dṛṣṭvā saindhavakaṃ saṃkhye śamam asmāsu dhāsyati ||
dṛṣṭvā vinihatān bhrātṝn bhīmasenena saṃyuge ||
kaccid duryodhano mandaḥ śamam asmāsu dhāsyati ||
dṛṣṭvā cānyān bahūn yodhān pātitān dharaṇītale ||
kaccid duryodhano mandaḥ paścāttāpaṃ kariṣyati ||

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SanskritIASTMeaning
कच्चित् दुर्योधनः राजाkaccit duryodhanaḥ rājāwill King Duryodhana, I wonder,; will King Duryodhana, perhaps,
फल्गुनेन निपातितम्phalgunena nipātitamfelled by Phalguna; felled by Phalguna
दृष्ट्वा सैन्धवकम् संख्येdṛṣṭvā saindhavakam saṃkhyehaving seen the Sindhu king in battle; seeing the Sindhu king in combat
शमम् अस्मासु धास्यतिśamam asmāsu dhāsyatimake peace with us; conclude peace with us
दृष्ट्वा विनिहतान् भ्रातॄन्dṛṣṭvā vinihatān bhrātṝnhaving seen his brothers slain; seeing his brothers struck down
भीमसेनेन संयुगेbhīmasenena saṃyugeby Bhimasena in battle; by Bhimasena in combat
कच्चित् दुर्योधनः मन्दःkaccit duryodhanaḥ mandaḥwill Duryodhana, the dull-witted,; will dull-witted Duryodhana
शमम् अस्मासु धास्यतिśamam asmāsu dhāsyatimake peace with us; conclude peace with us
दृष्ट्वा च अन्यान् बहून् योधान्dṛṣṭvā ca anyān bahūn yodhānand having seen many other warriors; and seeing many other fighters
पातितान् धरणीतलेpātitān dharaṇītalefelled to the ground; struck down to the earth
कच्चित् दुर्योधनः मन्दःkaccit duryodhanaḥ mandaḥwill Duryodhana, the dull-witted,; will dull-witted Duryodhana
पश्चात्तापम् करिष्यतिpaścāttāpam kariṣyatifeel remorse; come to repentance
Translation

"Will King Duryodhana, having seen the Sindhu king felled by Phalguna in battle, make peace with us? Having seen his brothers slain by Bhimasena in battle, will dull-witted Duryodhana make peace with us? And having seen many other warriors felled to the ground, will dull-witted Duryodhana come to repentance?"

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