Shloka 32

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

लोहिताक्षौ महाबाहू संयुक्तौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ | सिन्धुराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य हृष्टो व्यनदतां मुहुः,एक साथ बैठे हुए लाल नेत्रोंवाले महाबाहु श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन सिन्धुराज जयद्रथको देखकर हर्षसे उललसित हो बारंबार गर्जना करने लगे

Transliteration

lohītākṣau mahābāhū saṁyuktau kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau | sindhurājam abhiprekṣya hṛṣṭo vyanadatāṁ muhuḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Die beiden heldenhaften Männer mit mächtigen Armen, Kṛṣṇa und der Pāṇḍava (Arjuna), deren Augen vom Kampfesrausch gerötet waren, saßen beieinander. Als sie den König von Sindhu (Jayadratha) vor sich erblickten, wurden sie von Jubel erfüllt und brüllten immer wieder laut auf—ein Zeichen ihres Entschlusses und der drängenden Gerechtigkeitspflicht mitten im Krieg.

Word by Word

• लोहिताक्षौ: having red eyes
• लोहिताक्षौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहिताक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महाबाहू: mighty-armed
• महाबाहू: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• संयुक्तौ: together, united
• संयुक्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृष्णपाण्डवौ: Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna)
• कृष्णपाण्डवौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णपाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सिन्धुराजम्: the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)
• सिन्धुराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at, seeing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• हृष्टः: delighted, thrilled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यनदताम्: they roared, they shouted
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• मुहुः: again and again, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna (Pāṇḍava)
• Jayadratha (Sindhurāja, king of Sindhu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

United purpose in the service of dharma strengthens courage: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, acting in concert, display unwavering resolve against a wrongdoer (Jayadratha), showing that righteous commitment and disciplined partnership are crucial amid moral crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together on the battlefield; upon spotting Jayadratha, they become exhilarated and repeatedly roar a battle-cry, indicating they have found their target and are pressing forward to fulfill Arjuna’s vow.