Shloka 21

Devanagari script

संरम्भिणो युद्धशौण्डा बलिनो दण्डपाणय: । एते सुयोधनस्यार्थे संरब्धा: कुरुभि: सह

Transliteration

saṃrambhiṇo yuddhaśauṇḍā balino daṇḍapāṇayaḥ | ete suyodhanasyārthe saṃrabdhāḥ kurubhiḥ saha ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Heftig im Ansturm, stolz auf ihre Kriegskunst, stark und die Waffen in der Hand — diese Männer sind zusammen mit den Kurus für Suyodhanas Sache zum Handeln aufgestachelt worden.“

Word by Word

• संरम्भिणः: impetuous, fierce
• संरम्भिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संरम्भिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धशौण्डाः: battle-addicted, fond of fighting
• युद्धशौण्डाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धशौण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बलिनः: strong
• बलिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दण्डपाणयः: club-in-hand (men)
• दण्डपाणयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डपाणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुयोधनस्य: of Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• सुयोधनस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयोधन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अर्थे: for the sake (in the cause)
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• संरब्धाः: enraged, roused (having become)
• संरब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संरब्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुरुभिः: by/with the Kurus
• कुरुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• Kurus

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how martial strength and readiness can be driven by allegiance and agitation; ethically, it points to the danger of being ‘rushed into’ violence for a partisan cause rather than guided by discernment and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the Kaurava side: warriors, armed and battle-hardened, have become inflamed and mobilized, acting in support of Suyodhana (Duryodhana) as the conflict intensifies.