Mahabharata 7.32.44 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 44

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

तीर्ण: संशप्तकान्‌ हत्वा प्रत्यदृश्यत फाल्गुन: । संशप्तक योद्धा महान्‌ सरोवरोंके समान थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tīrṇaḥ saṁśaptakān hatvā pratyadṛśyata phālgunaḥ | tasya kīrtimato lakṣmīḥ sūryapratimatejasaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem Phālguna (Arjuna) die Saṁśaptakas durchbrochen und erschlagen hatte, sah man ihn wieder — er erschien erneut auf dem Schlachtfeld. Jene gewaltigen Saṁśaptaka-Krieger glichen großen Seen: die Scharen der Pfeile waren ihre Wasserströme, die Bögen wirkten wie hoch aufgewühlte Wirbel, und das fließende Blut war das Wasser dieser Seen. Arjuna, nachdem er die Saṁśaptakas getötet hatte, schien diese großen «Seen» zu durchqueren und wurde dort wieder sichtbar; und Ruhm und Glück des berühmten Helden, dessen Glanz der Sonne glich, strahlten hervor.

Word by Word

• तीर्णः: having crossed / having passed over
• तीर्णः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तॄ (धातु) → तीर्ण (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संशप्तकान्: the Saṁśaptakas (warrior-band)
• संशप्तकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत्वा (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: Gerund (ktvā)

• प्रत्यदृश्यत: was seen again / appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) (लङ्, आत्मनेपद) → (प्रति + अदृश्यत)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

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

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कीर्तिमतः: of the renowned / famous one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• लक्ष्मीः: splendour / glory / fortune
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सूर्यप्रतिमतेजसः: of (one) whose radiance is like the sun
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-प्रतिम-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Saṁśaptakas
• Sūrya (Sun, as simile)
• Lakṣmī (as fortune/splendor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in duty: even against opponents bound by a fierce vow, disciplined courage and commitment to one’s righteous task (kṣatriya-dharma) can prevail, and true glory (kīrti, lakṣmī) follows resolute action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Phālguna), after fighting through and killing the Saṁśaptaka warriors who had sworn to engage him, is seen again—his sun-like radiance and renown emphasized as he returns into view on the battlefield.