Shloka 33

Devanagari script

एवमेतन्महाव्यूहं व्यूह्ू भारत पाण्डवा: । तावकाश्न महेष्वासा युद्धायैव मनो वधु:,भरतनन्दन! इस प्रकार इस महाव्यूहकी रचना करके पाण्डवों तथा आपके महाधनुर्धरोंने युद्धमें ही मन लगाया

Transliteration

evam etan mahāvyūhaṃ vyūhya bhārata pāṇḍavāḥ | tāvakāś ca maheṣvāsā yuddhāyaiva mano daduḥ bharatanandana ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Thus, O descendant of Bharata, having arrayed this vast and formidable battle-formation, the Pāṇḍavas and your own great bowmen fixed their minds solely upon battle.”

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this manner

एतत्this

महाव्यूहम्great battle-array

व्यूह्यhaving arranged (in formation)

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

तवyour

काश्चनsome (certain ones)

महेष्वासाःgreat bowmen (lit. those having great bows)

युद्धायfor battle

एवindeed, only

मनःmind

वधुःbride / young woman (as written; likely corrupt here)

भरतनन्दनO joy of the Bharatas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by addresses Bhārata/Bharatanandana)

Pāṇḍavas

Tāvakāḥ (Kaurava forces)

Mahāvyūha (battle formation)

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 single-pointed resolve in a kṣatriya context: once the armies are arrayed, both sides commit their minds entirely to the duty and consequences of battle, underscoring the ethical weight of intention (mano-niyoga) in action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a great battle-formation has been arranged, and that the Pāṇḍavas and the Kaurava champions (great archers) are now fully focused on fighting as the confrontation proceeds.