Shloka 2

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

ततस्ते सैन्धवा योधा: पुनरेव व्यवस्थिता: । व्यमुज्चन्त सुसंरब्धा शरवर्षाणि भारत,भरतनन्दन! तदनन्तर सिन्धुदेशीय योद्धा फिरसे संगठित होकर खड़े हो गये और अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरकर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

tatas te saindhavā yodhāḥ punar eva vyavasthitāḥ | vymuñcanta susaṃrabdhāḥ śaravarṣāṇi bhārata bharatanandana ||

Translation

Then those warriors of Sindhu, once again forming their ranks, released showers of arrows in fierce agitation—O Bhārata, O delight of the Bharatas.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereupon

तेthose/they

सैन्धवाःSindhu(-country) men; Saindhavas

योधाःwarriors

पुनःagain

एवindeed/just

व्यवस्थिताःstood arranged/took position

विमुञ्चन्तthey release/let fly

सुसंरब्धाःhighly enraged/very agitated

शरवर्षाणिshowers of arrows

भारतO Bharata

भरतनन्दनO delight of Bharata

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Saindhava warriors (Sindhu-country fighters)

Sindhu-deśa (Sindhu region)

arrows (śara)

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?

The verse highlights how anger (saṃrambha) fuels renewed aggression even after setbacks; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such moments test a warrior’s discipline and adherence to dharma amid the chaos of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Sindhu-region fighters regroup and re-form their battle array, then unleash intense volleys of arrows, escalating the combat once more.