Shloka 33

कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation

Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows

Devanagari script

पाण्डवास्तु जयं लब्ध्वा तव सैन्यं समाद्रवन्‌ । समन्तान्निशितान्‌ बाणान्‌ विमुज्चन्तो जयैषिण:,पाण्डव विजय पाकर आपकी सेनापर टूट पड़े और पुनः विजयकी अभिलाषा ले चारों ओरेसे पैने बाणोंका प्रहार करने लगे

Transliteration

pāṇḍavās tu jayaṁ labdhvā tava sainyaṁ samādravan | samantān niśitān bāṇān vimucyanto jayaiṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having gained the advantage of victory, the Pāṇḍavas surged upon your army. Eager for triumph once more, they loosed sharp arrows in every direction, pressing the battle with relentless resolve.

Word by Word

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाद्रवन्: rushed upon/charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√द्रु (द्रु/द्रव्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• समन्तात्: from all sides/on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात्

• निशितान्: sharp
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विमुञ्चन्तः: releasing/shooting
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√मुच्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जयैषिणः: desirous of victory
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयैषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• Kaurava army (implied by 'tava sainyam')
• arrows (bāṇāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethos in wartime: once an advantage is gained, it is pursued with sustained effort and discipline. Ethically, it reflects determination and strategic follow-through rather than complacency after partial success.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas, having secured a favorable turn, rush the Kaurava forces and shower sharp arrows from all directions, intensifying the assault to consolidate victory.