Shloka 40

Dvaipāyana-hrade Duryodhanasya Māyā — Yudhiṣṭhirasya Dharmoktiḥ (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 30)

Devanagari script

आज म्मु: शिबिरं हृष्टा दृष्टवा दुर्योधनं नृपम्‌ । वार्यमाणा: प्रविष्टाश्ष॒ भीमसेनस्य पश्यत:

Transliteration

adya smaḥ śibiraṃ hṛṣṭā dṛṣṭvā duryodhanaṃ nṛpam | vāryamāṇāḥ praviṣṭāś ca bhīmasenasya paśyataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Today, after seeing King Duryodhana, they entered the camp in high spirits. Though they were being restrained, they still forced their way in—right before Bhīmasena’s eyes.”

Word by Word

• आ: towards; hither
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• जग्मुः: they went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• शिबिरम्: camp
• शिबिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हृष्टाः: delighted
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपम्: king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वार्यमाणाः: being restrained/forbidden
• वार्यमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वार्य
• Form: Present passive participle (śatṛ/śānac in passive sense; -माण), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रविष्टाः: entered
• प्रविष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पश्यतः: while (he) was seeing; of (him) seeing
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्यत्
• Form: Present active participle (śatṛ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Bhīmasena
• śibira (military camp)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective excitement and loyalty to a leader can override restraint and caution, showing the ethical tension between disciplined conduct and impulsive, morale-driven action in wartime.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that certain people, thrilled after seeing Duryodhana, entered the military camp despite attempts to stop them, doing so openly in Bhīmasena’s presence.