Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततो दृष्टवा महाराज राजमानौ महारथौ । सिद्धचारणसंघानां विस्मय: समपद्यत,महाराज! वहाँ सुशोभित होनेवाले दोनों महारथियों-को देखकर सिद्धों और चारणोंके समुदायोंको बड़ा आश्वर्य हुआ

Transliteration

tato dṛṣṭvā mahārāja rājāmānau mahārathau | siddhacāraṇasaṅghānāṁ vismayaḥ samapadyata ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Dann, o großer König, als man jene beiden prächtig strahlenden großen Wagenkämpfer erblickte, wurden die versammelten Scharen der Siddhas und Cāraṇas von Staunen ergriffen.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

महाराजO great king

राजमानौshining, resplendent (two)

महारथौtwo great chariot-warriors

सिद्धचारणसंघानाम्of the groups of Siddhas and Cāraṇas

विस्मयःastonishment, wonder

समपद्यतarose, occurred, came about

महाराजO great king

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Siddhas

Cāraṇas

two mahārathas (unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a war driven by contested dharma, extraordinary human action is portrayed as being observed and evaluated by higher witnesses (Siddhas and Cāraṇas). The verse highlights the moral and cosmic visibility of deeds: valor and splendor evoke awe, yet they occur within the larger ethical gravity of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that two great chariot-warriors appear in striking splendor, and their sight causes the gathered celestial beings—Siddhas and Cāraṇas—to marvel in astonishment.