महाभारत · 7.62.18–19
॥
देवनागरी
न हि रक्षन्ति राजानो युध्यन्तो जीवितं रणे ॥
चमूं विगाह्य पार्थानां युध्यन्ते क्षत्रियर्षभाः ॥
यां तु कृष्णार्जुनौ सेनां यां सात्यकिवृकोदरौ ॥
रक्षेरन् को नु तां युध्येच् चमूम् अन्यत्र कौरवैः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
na hi rakṣanti rājāno yudhyanto jīvitaṃ raṇe ||
camūṃ vigāhya pārthānāṃ yudhyante kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ ||
yāṃ tu kṛṣṇārjunau senāṃ yāṃ sātyakivṛkodarau ||
rakṣeran ko nu tāṃ yudhyec camūm anyatra kauravaiḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
न हि रक्षन्ति राजानःna hi rakṣanti rājānaḥfor kings do not spare; for kings do not spare
युध्यन्तः जीवितम् रणेyudhyantaḥ jīvitam raṇefighting, [their own] life in battle; fighting, their life in battle
चमूम् विगाह्य पार्थानाम्camūm vigāhya pārthānāmhaving plunged into the army of the Parthas; having plunged into the army of the Parthas
युध्यन्ते क्षत्रियर्षभाःyudhyante kṣatriyarṣabhāḥthe bulls among kshatriyas fight; the bulls among kshatriyas fight
याम् तु कृष्णार्जुनौ सेनाम्yām tu kṛṣṇārjunau senāmbut that army which Krishna and Arjuna; but that army which Krishna and Arjuna
याम् सात्यकिवृकोदरौyām sātyakivṛkodarau[and] which Satyaki and Vrikodara [Bhima]; and which Satyaki and Vrikodara
रक्षेरन् कः नु ताम् युध्येत्rakṣeran kaḥ nu tām yudhyetguard, — who indeed would fight that; guard, — who indeed would fight that
चमूम् अन्यत्र कौरवैःcamūm anyatra kauravaiḥarmy, other than the Kauravas; army, other than the Kauravas
अनुवाद
"For kings, fighting, do not spare their life in battle: having plunged into the army of the Parthas, the bulls among kshatriyas fight. But that army which Krishna and Arjuna guard, which Satyaki and Vrikodara guard, — who indeed would fight it, other than the Kauravas?"
संस्करण
9ce09ad86b4a · प्रकाशित 19 जुल॰ 2026, 3:45:02 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Sanjaya gives due credit to the Kauravas as well: they "na rakṣanti jīvitam raṇe," do not spare their lives, fighting as kshatriyas ought. The father's reproach is unjust — the sons are valiant. And at once the measure of the enemy is given: an army guarded by Krishna, Arjuna, Satyaki, and Bhima is unconquerable by anyone, "anyatra kauravaiḥ," except by the Kauravas themselves, who dared it. It is telling how impartial the narrator is. The verse teaches truthfulness even toward those one reproaches: Sanjaya denounces Dhritarashtra, yet honors the courage of his sons; a true witness does not distort the truth to suit reproach.