Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त॑ श्रुत्वा निनदं घोरं तावकानां महारथौ | विन्दानुविन्दावावन्त्यौ पार्षतं प्रत्युपस्थितौ,आपके सैनिकोंका वह घोर आर्तनाद सुनकर अवन्तीके राजकुमार विन्द और अनुविन्द धृष्टद्यम्मनका सामना करनेके लिये उपस्थित हुए

Transliteration

taṁ śrutvā ninadaṁ ghoraṁ tāvakānāṁ mahārathau | vindānuvindāv āvantyau pārṣataṁ pratyupasthitau ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: لما سمعا ذلك الزئير المروّع من النواح بين جنودك، تقدّم المحاربان العظيمان على العربة—وِندَا وأَنُوْوِندَا، أميرا أَوَنْتِي—ليواجها ابن بْرِشَتَ (دْهْرِشْتَدْيُومْنَ). ويُبرز هذا المشهد كيف أنّ نخبة المحاربين، وسط الفوضى الأخلاقية للحرب، تستجيب لصرخات أهلها بالتقدّم إلى قتالٍ مباشر، مدفوعةً بالولاء وواجب الفروسية.

Word by Word

तत्that (sound/cry)

श्रुत्वाhaving heard

निनदम्roar, loud cry

घोरम्terrible

तावकानाम्of your (side’s), of the Kauravas

महारथौthe two great chariot-warriors

विन्दVinda

अनुविन्दौAnuvinda (together with Vinda as a pair)

आवन्त्यौthe two from Avanti

पार्षतम्the son of Pṛṣata (Dhṛṣṭadyumna)

प्रतिtowards, against

उपस्थितौstood near / presented themselves

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Vindā

Anuvindā

Avanti

Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata, son of Pṛṣata)

Kaurava troops (tāvakāḥ)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of responding to one’s side in crisis: hearing the army’s fearful outcry, leading warriors step forward to meet the threat. It reflects how loyalty and martial obligation propel action even when war’s suffering is evident.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Vindā and Anuvindā of Avanti, renowned chariot-warriors, hear a terrifying cry among the Kaurava forces and advance to face Dhṛṣṭadyumna (called Pārṣata), indicating an imminent duel or direct engagement.