Mahabharata 7.32.42 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 32, Shloka 42

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे जिष्णुर्जित्वा संशप्तकान्‌ बहून्‌

Transliteration

etasminn antare jiṣṇur jitvā saṁśaptakān bahūn

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Pendant ce temps, Jiṣṇu (Arjuna), après avoir vaincu nombre de Saṁśaptakas, continua de pousser en avant—montrant comment une résolution inébranlable et une prouesse disciplinée peuvent écarter même une opposition vouée par serment, au cœur de la guerre.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तरे: in the interval / meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• जिष्णुः: Jishnu (Arjuna)
• जिष्णुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जित्वा: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (जय)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• संशप्तकान्: the Saṁśaptakas
• संशप्तकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Jiṣṇu (Arjuna)
• Saṁśaptakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid chaos, disciplined effort and steadfast resolve can overcome opponents driven by rigid vows; the verse highlights perseverance and martial duty (kṣatriya-dharma) without losing focus in the larger ethical struggle of the war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (called Jiṣṇu) has, in the interim, defeated many of the Saṁśaptakas—warriors specially pledged to engage him—indicating Arjuna’s continued dominance in that ongoing engagement.