Shloka 25

Devanagari script

भ्राजमानं श्रिया युक्त ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा

Transliteration

bhrājamānaṁ śriyā yuktaṁ jvalantam iva tejasā

Translation

Sañjaya said: “He appeared resplendent—endowed with fortune and royal splendor—blazing, as it were, with innate radiance.”

Word by Word

• भ्राजमानम्: shining, resplendent
• भ्राजमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्राज् (धातु) → भ्राजमान (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रिया: with splendor/fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तम्: endowed, joined, possessed of
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ज्वलन्तम्: blazing, flaming
• ज्वलन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्वल् (धातु) → ज्वलन्त (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• तेजसा: with brilliance/energy
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the classical epic ideal that inner excellence and rightful power manifest outwardly as tejas (radiant energy) and śrī (auspicious splendor). In the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such radiance is not mere appearance: it signals capacity, authority, and the moral weight of the moment in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describes a prominent figure on the battlefield as visibly radiant—prosperous and majestic, seeming to blaze with brilliance—setting the tone for an imminent action or encounter in the Drona Parva.