Shloka 49

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

दण्डं च राजन्‌ समरे चित्र चित्रायुधं हरिम्‌ । सिंहकेतुं रोचमानं शलभं च महारथम्‌

Transliteration

daṇḍaṃ ca rājan samare citra-citrāyudhaṃ harim | siṃhaketum rocamānaṃ śalabhaṃ ca mahāratham

Translation

સંજય બોલ્યો—હે રાજન! તે સમરમાં દંડ, ચિત્ર, વિચિત્ર આયુધોથી યુક્ત હરિ, સિંહકેતુ, રોચમાન અને મહારથી શલભ પણ હતા.

Word by Word

• दण्डम्: Danda (a warrior named Daṇḍa)
• दण्डम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चित्र: Citra (a warrior named Citra)
• चित्र: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चित्रायुधम्: having wondrous weapons
• चित्रायुधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रायुध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हरिम्: Hari (a warrior named Hari)
• हरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सिंहकेतुम्: having a lion-banner
• सिंहकेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंहकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रोचमानम्: shining, resplendent
• रोचमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शलभम्: Śalabha (a warrior named Śalabha)
• शलभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शलभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महारथम्: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Daṇḍa
• Hari
• Śalabha
• siṃhaketū (lion-banner/emblem)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame of kṣatriya-dharma: war is portrayed through disciplined enumeration of combatants and their insignia, reminding the listener that actions in battle are bound to role-based duty and accountability.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues reporting to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, listing notable warriors present in the fight—Daṇḍa, Hari with striking weapons and a lion-banner, and Śalabha—highlighting their prominence as mahārathas.