Shloka 33

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

सत्यसेनस्य च भनुर्हस्तावापं च मारिष

Transliteration

satyasenasya ca bhanur hastāvāpaṃ ca māriṣa

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Et il y avait Bhānu, de la lignée de Satyasena, ainsi que Hastāvāpa, ô vénérable.» Dans ce sombre appel des guerriers au cœur de la guerre de Kurukṣetra, le narrateur continue de nommer des combattants illustres, soulignant combien de vies et de lignées sont entraînées dans le conflit, et comment la gloire et le devoir se mesurent au prix de la bataille.

Word by Word

• सत्यसेनस्य: of Satyasena
• सत्यसेनस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भनुः: Bhanu (a person named Bhanu)
• भनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भनु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हस्तावापम्: Hastāvāpa (a person named Hastavapa)
• हस्तावापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तावाप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मारिष: O venerable one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• सत्यसेन (Satyasena)
• भानु (Bhānu)
• हस्तावाप (Hastāvāpa)
• संजय (Sañjaya)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse contributes to the epic’s ethical backdrop by reminding the listener that war consumes not only individuals but entire lineages; naming warriors highlights the weight of kṣatriya duty and the tragic impermanence of worldly renown.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues a catalogue of warriors in the Shalya Parva context, mentioning Bhānu connected with Satyasena and also Hastāvāpa, addressing the king respectfully as ‘māriṣa’.