Shloka 76

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

ततस्तद्‌ दानवं सैन्यं सर्वैर्देवगणैर्युधि

Transliteration

tatastad dānavaṃ sainyaṃ sarvair devagaṇair yudhi

Translation

Then, in the midst of battle, that host of Dānavas was confronted and fought by all the companies of the gods.

Word by Word

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

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• दानवम्: demonic; of the Dānavas
• दानवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• देवगणैः: by the hosts of gods
• देवगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवगण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (युध्/युधि-शब्दः)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Dānavas
• Devas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When adharma gathers strength as a destructive collective, the preservation of order requires a united response aligned with dharma; the verse frames battle as a moral-cosmic necessity rather than mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes the moment when the Dānava forces enter open conflict and are engaged in war by all the assembled groups of gods.