Shloka 3

द्रोणेन केकय-चेदि-वीरवधः

Droṇa’s engagements with the Kekayas and Cedis

Devanagari script

तथा तेषु विषक्तेषु सैन्येषु जयगृद्धिषु । अर्जुनो वासुदेवश्च सैन्धवायैव जग्मतु:,विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाली वे समस्त सेनाएँ जब युद्धमें इस प्रकार अनुरक्त हो रही थीं, तब अर्जुन और श्रीकृष्ण सिन्धुराज जयद्रथको प्राप्त करनेके लिये ही आगे बढ़ते चले गये

Transliteration

tathā teṣu viṣakteṣu sainyeṣu jayagṛddhiṣu | arjuno vāsudevaś ca saindhavāyaiva jagmatuḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: While those armies, intent on victory, were thus fully engaged in the fighting, Arjuna and Vāsudeva pressed forward with a single aim—to reach Saindhava (Jayadratha).

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

तेषुamong/in those

विषक्तेषुbeing attached/engaged

सैन्येषुin the armies

जयगृद्धिषुeager for victory

अर्जुनःArjuna

वासुदेवःVasudeva (Krishna)

चand

सैन्धवायto the Saindhava (Jayadratha)

एवindeed, only

जग्मतुःthe two went

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Saindhava (Jayadratha)

armies (sainyas)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes