Shloka 32
Devanagari script
धनंजयो<पि चाभ्येत्य रथानीकं तव प्रभो
Transliteration
dhanañjayo 'pi cābhyetya rathānīkaṃ tava prabho
Translation
संजय बोले— हे प्रभो, धनंजय (अर्जुन) भी आगे बढ़कर आपके रथ-दल के सामने आ पहुँचा।
Word by Word
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अभ्येत्यhaving approached/coming near
अभ्येत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-इ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
रथानीकम्the chariot-division/array of chariots
रथानीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथानीक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
प्रभोO lord/master
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)R
rathānīka (chariot-division/array)D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee: 'tava prabho')Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior-ethic of steadfast advance in a righteous conflict: Arjuna does not hesitate but moves directly toward the enemy formation, embodying resolve and kṣatriya-dharma within the larger moral frame of the Kurukṣetra war.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) has advanced and confronted the Kaurava chariot-array, indicating a fresh engagement or pressure on the Kaurava battle formation.