Shloka 19

भीष्मस्य अप्रतिमपराक्रमः — शिखण्डिपुरस्कृतः प्रहारः

Bhīṣma’s unmatched momentum and the assault with Śikhaṇḍin in the lead

Devanagari script

अन्ये च तावका योधा: पाण्डवानां महारथान्‌

Transliteration

anye ca tāvakā yodhāḥ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathān

Translation

Sañjaya said: “And other warriors of yours, too, advanced against the great chariot-fighters of the Pāṇḍavas.”

Word by Word

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• तावकाः: your (i.e., your side's)
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kaurava warriors (tāvakāḥ)
• Pāṇḍavas
• Mahārathas (great chariot-fighters)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the scale and intensity of righteous warfare as conceived in the epic: opposing sides marshal their best champions, highlighting the grave ethical weight of battle where duty (kṣatriya-dharma) and consequence are inseparable.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that additional Kaurava fighters are engaging the Pāṇḍavas’ foremost chariot-warriors (mahārathas), indicating a widening clash among elite combatants.