Shloka 31

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

Devanagari script

सो<पश्यदर्जुनं तत्र युध्यमानं महारथम्‌ । सैन्धवस्य वधार्थ हि पराक्रान्तं पराक्रमी,पराक्रमी भीमने वहाँ सिंधुराजके वधके लिये पराक्रम करते हुए युद्धतत्पर महारथी अर्जुनको देखा

Transliteration

so ’paśyad arjunaṃ tatra yudhyamānaṃ mahāratham | saindhavasya vadhārthaṃ hi parākrāntaṃ parākramī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: There he saw Arjuna, the great chariot-warrior, fully engaged in battle—having launched himself with resolute valor for the very purpose of slaying Saindhava (Jayadratha). The scene underscores a warrior’s focused commitment to a vowed objective amid the moral gravity of war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• युध्यमानम्: fighting
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महारथम्: great chariot-warrior
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सैन्धवस्य: of the Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वधार्थम्: for the purpose of killing
• वधार्थम्: Prayojana (purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• पराक्रान्तम्: having advanced / having exerted himself
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रान्त
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पराक्रमी: the valiant one
• पराक्रमी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रमिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Saindhava (Jayadratha)