Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तान्‌ पाण्डवा: प्रत्यगृह्लंस्त्वरिता: पुत्रगृद्धिन: । पज्चाला: केकया मत्स्या: सृज्जयाश्रोद्यतायुआ:,तब पुत्रोंकी प्राणरक्षा चाहनेवाले पाण्डवोंने तुरंत आकर उन कौरव महारथियोंको रोका। पाण्डवोंके साथ पांचाल, केकय, मत्स्य और सूंजयदेशीय योद्धा भी अस्त्र-शस्त्र लिये उपस्थित थे

Transliteration

tān pāṇḍavāḥ pratyagṛhṇan tvaritāḥ putragṛddhinaḥ | pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāḥ sṛñjayāś codyatāyudhāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Begierig, das Leben ihrer Söhne zu schützen, traten die Pāṇḍavas eilends vor und hielten jene großen Wagenkrieger der Kauravas auf. An der Seite der Pāṇḍavas standen auch die Pāñcālas, Kekayas, Matsyas und Sṛñjayas, alle mit erhobenen Waffen, kampfbereit.

Word by Word

तान्them (those)

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

प्रत्यगृह्णन्checked/held back/resisted

त्वरिताःhastened, swift

पुत्रगृद्धिनःeager for (their) sons; intent on sons

पाञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

केकयाःthe Kekayas

मत्स्याःthe Matsyas

सृञ्जयाःthe Srijayas

उद्यतायुधाःwith weapons raised/ready

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Kaurava mahārathas

Pāñcālas

Kekayas

Matsyas

Sṛñjayas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, motivation matters: the verse highlights protective responsibility toward one’s dependents (here, sons) and the disciplined resolve to act swiftly in defense, supported by righteous alliances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas quickly move to stop the advance/assault of Kaurava elite chariot-warriors, joined by allied forces—Pāñcālas, Kekayas, Matsyas, and Sṛñjayas—standing armed and ready.