Shloka 22

Devanagari script

अद्य पश्यन्तु मे वीर्य पाण्डवा: सजनार्दना:

Transliteration

adya paśyantu me vīrya pāṇḍavāḥ sa-janārdanāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Let the Pāṇḍavas—together with Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)—witness my prowess today.”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य
• Form: indeclinable (time adverb)

• पश्यन्तु: let (them) see
• पश्यन्तु: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: लोट् (imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचनम् (enclitic genitive)

• वीर्यम्: valor / prowess
• वीर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• सजनार्दनाः: together with Janardana (Krishna)
• सजनार्दनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सजनार्दन
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the warrior’s mindset of proving valor publicly, even before revered opponents and their divine ally. Ethically, it reflects how pride and the urge for recognition can intensify violence in war, contrasting with ideals of restraint and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a martial challenge: the speaker (implied warrior) declares that the Pāṇḍavas, along with Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), should witness his strength that day—signaling an imminent confrontation and a bid to assert dominance on the battlefield.