Shloka 29

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

Devanagari script

तथैव नकुल: शूर: सौबलस्य सुतं रणे

Transliteration

tathaiva nakulaḥ śūraḥ saubalasya sutaṃ raṇe

Translation

Sañjaya dit : De même, le vaillant Nakula, au cœur de la bataille, affronta le fils de Saubala—poursuivant l’inexorable combat commandé par le devoir, où courage et résolution sont éprouvés sans répit.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूरः: heroic, brave
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौबलस्य: of Saubala (Shakuni)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• Saubala (Śakuni)
• son of Saubala

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: a warrior like Nakula continues to meet opponents with steadiness and courage, treating battle as a grim obligation rather than a personal indulgence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Nakula, described as heroic, engages (or moves to engage) the son of Saubala (Śakuni) on the battlefield, indicating the ongoing sequence of duels and encounters in the Shalya Parva war narrative.