Shloka 92

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

तौ विदार्य महासेनां प्रविष्टी केशवार्जुनौ

Transliteration

tau vidārya mahāsenāṁ praviṣṭī keśavārjunau

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having torn through the vast host, Keśava and Arjuna pressed deep into the enemy ranks. The line marks their resolute advance—courage and skill yoked to duty—while also hinting at war’s moral weight, where even righteous purpose moves through immense destruction.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• विदार्य: having torn asunder / having rent
• Type: Verb
• Root: विदॄ (वि + दॄ)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action (having done)

• महासेनाम्: the great army
• महासेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महासेना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रविष्टौ: entered / having entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• केशव-अर्जुनौ: Keshava and Arjuna
• केशव-अर्जुनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव; अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna
• mahāsenā (the great army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast action in one’s appointed duty (kṣatriya-dharma): decisive effort and courage, guided by right leadership (Keśava), even amid the grave moral cost inherent in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Kṛṣṇa (as charioteer) and Arjuna forcefully break through a massive opposing formation and enter deep into the enemy host, signaling an aggressive push in the battle of the Karṇa Parva.