Shloka 8

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

युयुधानप्रभृतयो माद्रीपुत्रौ च पाण्डवौ | ते समेत्य सुसंरब्धा: सहिता: पुरुषर्षभा:,सात्यकि आदि महार॒थी तथा पाण्डुकुमार माद्रीपुत्र नकुल-सहदेव--ये सभी पुरुषश्रेष्ठ वीर परस्पर मिलकर एक साथ अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरकर बड़े-बड़े धनुर्धरोंसे सुरक्षित हो द्रोणाचार्यकी सेनाको विदीर्ण कर डालनेकी इच्छासे उसपर टूट पड़े। वे भीम आदि सभी महारथी अत्यन्त पराक्रमी थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yuyudhāna-prabhṛtayo mādrī-putrau ca pāṇḍavau | te sametya su-saṃrabdhāḥ sahitāḥ puruṣa-ṛṣabhāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Led by Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), and joined by the two Pāṇḍava sons of Mādrī (Nakula and Sahadeva), those bull-like heroes gathered together. United and fiercely enraged, they surged forward with the resolve to tear open Droṇa’s battle-array—an image of collective valor driven by loyalty to their cause and the grim ethics of war, where righteous intent is pursued through violent means.

Word by Word

• युयुधान: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधान: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभृतयः: and others beginning with (him)
• प्रभृतयः: Karta
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Used as indeclinable in the sense 'beginning with, etc.'; here appears in a nominative-plural-like form by usage with a group

• माद्रीपुत्रौ: the two sons of Mādrī (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• माद्रीपुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पाण्डवौ: the two Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समेत्य: having come together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु) → समेत्य
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• सुसंरब्धाः: highly enraged / fiercely excited
• सुसंरब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसंरब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम् + रभ्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहिताः: together / united
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सह + इ/धा-भाव)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुरुषर्षभाः: bulls among men / best of men
• पुरुषर्षभाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Mādrī
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Pāṇḍavas
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined unity among warriors: when leaders and allies act in concert, their resolve becomes formidable. Ethically, it reflects the Mahābhārata’s tension—pursuit of a perceived righteous aim (dharma) still unfolds through the harsh instruments of war, demanding self-control even amid anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) and the twin Pāṇḍavas Nakula and Sahadeva assembling with other heroes, united and inflamed with battle-fury, and charging with the intention of breaking into Droṇa’s forces/battle-array.