Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तस्माद्‌ द्रवत मा योधा: फाल्गुनं प्राप्प संयुगे । अहमद्य रणे यत्तो योधयिष्यामि पाण्डवम्‌

Transliteration

tasmād dravata mā yodhāḥ phālgunaṁ prāpya saṁyuge | aham adya raṇe yatto yodhayisyāmi pāṇḍavam ||

Translation

Karena itu, wahai para kesatria, jangan lari. Setelah berhadapan dengan Phālguna di tengah kancah pertempuran, hari ini aku telah berketetapan—dalam perang ini, hari ini juga aku akan bertarung melawan Pāṇḍava.

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that (reason)

द्रवतrun / flee

माdo not (prohibitive)

योधाःO warriors

फाल्गुनम्Phalguna (Arjuna)

प्राप्यhaving reached/attained

संयुगेin battle

अहम्I

अद्यtoday

रणेin battle

यत्तःstriving/intent, prepared

योधयिष्यामिI will cause (him) to fight / I will fight (with)

पाण्डवम्the Pandava (Arjuna/son of Pandu)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Phālguna (Arjuna)

Pāṇḍava

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the kṣatriya ethic of steadfastness: warriors are urged not to retreat out of fear, but to stand firm and meet a formidable opponent with resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a battlefield exhortation: the speaker commands the troops not to flee and declares a determined intention to confront Phālguna (Arjuna), the Pāṇḍava champion, in combat that very day.