Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततः परिवृतो वीरैर्दशभियांधपुड़वै:

Transliteration

tataḥ parivṛto vīrair daśabhiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, surrounded by ten heroic Pāṇḍava warriors, he found himself hemmed in on all sides—an image that underscores how, in the chaos of battle, even the mighty are tested when confronted by disciplined collective strength.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• परिवृतः: surrounded, encompassed
• परिवृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि√वृ (वृञ् वरणे) → परिवृत (क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• वीरैः: by heroes/warriors
• वीरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• दशभिः: by ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: त्रिलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• आन्ध्रपाण्डवैः: by the Andhra-Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍavas of Andhra)
• आन्ध्रपाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आन्ध्रपाण्डव (आन्ध्र + पाण्डव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic: individual prowess is real, yet it is decisively challenged by coordinated, righteous resolve and collective discipline—suggesting that outcomes arise from both personal valor and the strength of united action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a key warrior (implied from context) becomes surrounded by ten heroic fighters from the Pāṇḍava side, indicating a tactical encirclement and an intensification of the combat at that moment.