Shloka 32

Devanagari script

वृषसेनं महावीर्य शकुनिं चापि सौबलम्‌ । जलसन्ध॑ महावीर्य भगदत्तं च पार्थिवम्‌

Transliteration

vṛṣasenaṃ mahāvīryaṃ śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam | jalasandhaṃ mahāvīryaṃ bhagadattaṃ ca pārthivam ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „(Dort waren) Vṛṣasena, ein Krieger von großer Macht; und auch Śakuni, der Saubala; Jalasandha von gewaltiger Kraft; und König Bhagadatta.“

Word by Word

• वृषसेनम्: Vrishasena
• वृषसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महावीर्य: of great prowess
• महावीर्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शकुनिम्: Shakuni
• शकुनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सौबलम्: the Saubala (son of Subala)
• सौबलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जलसन्धम्: Jalasandha
• जलसन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलसन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महावीर्यम्: of great prowess
• महावीर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भगदत्तम्: Bhagadatta
• भगदत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पार्थिवम्: the king; royal
• पार्थिवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vṛṣasena
• Śakuni
• Subala (implied by epithet Saubala)
• Jalasandha
• Bhagadatta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the vast scale of the conflict by naming eminent fighters; ethically, it highlights how worldly power and alliances can marshal great strength, yet still be swept into adharma-driven destruction when wisdom and restraint fail.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating prominent Kaurava-aligned warriors—Vṛṣasena, Śakuni, Jalasandha, and King Bhagadatta—within a broader description of forces and key combatants during the Shalya Parva events.