Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तथैव सहिता: पार्था: सर्वसैन्येन संवृता: । अभ्यवर्तन्त तौ वीरौ नर्दमानौ मुहुर्मुहु:,इसी प्रकार सम्पूर्ण सेनाओंके साथ संगठित होकर आये हुए कुन्तीके पुत्र भी बारंबार गर्जनेवाले उन दोनों वीरोंका सामना करने लगे

Transliteration

tathaiva sahitāḥ pārthāḥ sarvasainyena saṃvṛtāḥ | abhyavartanta tau vīrau nardamānau muhurmuhuḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, the sons of Pṛthā (the Pāṇḍavas), drawn up in close formation and screened by their entire host, advanced to meet those two heroes, who again and again roared aloud.

Word by Word

तथाthus, in that manner

एवindeed, just

सहिता:united, assembled

पार्था:the sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)

सर्वwith all

सैन्येनarmy, forces

संवृता:surrounded, encompassed

अभ्यवर्तन्तthey advanced against / confronted

तौthose two

वीरौtwo heroes

नर्दमानौroaring, bellowing

मुहुःagain and again

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas / sons of Pṛthā-Kuntī)

the two heroes (unnamed in this verse)

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 kṣatriya-dharma in practice: disciplined unity (sahitāḥ) and steadfast courage in confronting formidable opponents, even amid fearsome displays like repeated war-roars. Ethical emphasis lies on collective resolve and duty-bound engagement rather than personal panic or disorder.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, supported and protected by their full army, advance to face two unnamed heroic warriors who repeatedly roar in challenge. The scene depicts a renewed clash as both sides close in for combat.