Shloka 42

Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ

Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response

Devanagari script

ते त्वन्योन्यं सुसंरब्धा: पाण्डवा: कौरवै: सह

Transliteration

te tv anyonyaṃ susaṃrabdhāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kauravaiḥ saha

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Para Pāṇḍawa, diliputi permusuhan yang menyala-nyala, beradu dengan para Kaurawa. Tekad kedua pihak berkobar; tekanan moral perang dan kekerasan yang terikat kewajiban kian mencengkeram.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually, one another
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य

• सुसंरब्धाः: highly enraged/fully excited (in anger)
• सुसंरब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसंरब्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कौरवैः: with/by the Kauravas
• कौरवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kauravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how, in war, reciprocal anger (anyonyaṃ susaṃrabdhāḥ) escalates conflict: both sides become mutually inflamed. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—dharma may compel action, yet uncontrolled rage can cloud discernment and deepen collective suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas are confronting one another directly, fighting together in close engagement, with heightened fury and intensity as the battle in Droṇa Parva continues.