Shloka 226

Devanagari script

युद्धाय च मतिं चक्रुरावेशं च पर ययु: । द्रोणपुत्रके ऐसा कहनेपर सभी नरेश राजा शल्यको घेरकर खड़े हो गये और उनकी जय-जयकार करने लगे। उन्होंने युद्धके लिये पूर्ण निश्चय कर लिया और वे अत्यन्त आवेशमें भर गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yuddhāya ca matiṃ cakrur āveśaṃ ca paraṃ yayuḥ | droṇaputrake etad uktvā sarve nareśā rājānaṃ śalyaṃ parivārya tasthuḥ, tasya ca jayajayakāraṃ cakruḥ | te yuddhāya pūrṇa-niścayaṃ kṛtvā paramāveśaṃ jagmuḥ |

Translation

সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—তেওঁলোকে যুদ্ধৰ সংকল্প স্থিৰ কৰিলে আৰু তীব্ৰ ৰণাৱেশত আচ্ছন্ন হ’ল।

Word by Word

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रुः: they made, they formed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• आवेशम्: impulse, agitation, fervor
• आवेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• परम्: great, extreme
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ययुः: they went, they entered (a state)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Shalya
• Drona’s son (Ashvatthaman)
• the assembled kings (nareśāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights how public acclaim, group emotion, and the momentum of conflict can intensify determination for war. Ethically, it warns that collective excitement (āveśa) can override sober judgment, making escalation feel inevitable and even celebrated.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a statement connected with Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman), the gathered kings rally around King Shalya, encircle him, and proclaim victory for him. Their support crystallizes into firm resolve to fight, and they become inflamed with martial ardor.