Shloka 14

भीष्मरथाभिमुख्यं — Arjuna’s advance with Śikhaṇḍin; Duḥśāsana’s interception

Devanagari script

अभ्यद्रवन्त गाड़ेयं युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमा: ।। रिरक्षिषन्त: पाज्चाल्यं धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

abhyadravanta gāḍeyaṁ yudhiṣṭhirapurogamāḥ | rirakṣiṣantaḥ pāñcālyaṁ dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Menés par Yudhiṣṭhira, ils se ruèrent avec fureur en avant, résolus à protéger le prince des Pāñcāla ; et, Dhṛṣṭadyumna en tête, ils s’avancèrent pour le couvrir au cœur de la mêlée.

Word by Word

• अभ्यद्रवन्त: they rushed/charged towards
• अभ्यद्रवन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√द्रु (द्रवति)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गाण्डीवम्: the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• गाण्डीवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः: having Yudhiṣṭhira in front/led by Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युधिष्ठिर-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रिरक्षिषन्तः: protecting, intending to protect
• रिरक्षिषन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रक्ष् (रक्षति)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पाञ्चाल्यम्: the Pāñcālya (Dṛṣṭadyumna / the Pāñcāla prince)
• पाञ्चाल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: having Dhṛṣṭadyumna in front/led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-पुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāñcāla

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violence, dharma expresses itself as responsible leadership and protective loyalty—standing guard over allies and fulfilling one’s duty without abandoning those entrusted to one’s care.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warriors, with Yudhiṣṭhira leading, surge forward intensely, aiming to protect the Pāñcāla hero Dhṛṣṭadyumna; the line emphasizes coordinated leadership and the resolve to shield a key ally in battle.