Shloka 43

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

Devanagari script

यस्य बाहुबलं सर्वे वयमाश्रित्य जीविता: । स हन्ता रिपुसैन्यानां दिष्ट्या जीवति फाल्गुन:,“जिसके बाहुबलका भरोसा करके हम सब लोग जीवन धारण करते हैं, शत्रुसेनाओंका संहार करनेवाला वह अर्जुन हमारे सौभाग्यसे जीवित है

Transliteration

yasya bāhubalaṃ sarve vayam āśritya jīvitāḥ | sa hantā ripusainyānāṃ diṣṭyā jīvati phālgunaḥ ||

Translation

যাৰ বাহুবলৰ আশ্ৰয় লৈ আমি সকলোৱে জীয়াই আছোঁ, শত্রুসেনা-সংহাৰক সেই ফাল্গুণ অৰ্জুন—দৈৱসৌভাগ্যত—এতিয়াও জীৱিত।

Word by Word

• यस्य: of whom/whose
• यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• बाहुबलम्: strength of arms
• बाहुबलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुबल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आश्रित्य: having relied on
• आश्रित्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• जीविताः: are alive / have lived
• जीविताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used predicatively), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हन्ता: slayer
• हन्ता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन्
• Form: तृच् (agent noun), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रिपुसैन्यानाम्: of the enemy armies
• रिपुसैन्यानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपुसैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune
• दिष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• जीवति: lives
• जीवति: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• enemy armies (ripu-sainyāni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dependence on a protector’s strength and the role of fate/fortune (diṣṭi) in human hopes during crisis. It also reflects how war narratives often compress collective survival into the life and prowess of a single champion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Phālguna), famed for destroying enemy forces, is still alive. This news functions as reassurance and a boost to confidence, implying that the side speaking feels its continued survival is tied to Arjuna’s martial power.