Shloka 36
Devanagari script
पुत्र: पाउ्चालराजस्य धृष्टद्युम्नो महामना: । भीमसेन पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात् प्रत्यदृश्यत
Transliteration
putraḥ pāñcālarājasya dhṛṣṭadyumno mahāmanāḥ | bhīmasena-puraskṛtya nacirāt pratyadṛśyata ||
Translation
Sañjaya berkata: Dhṛṣṭadyumna yang berhati luhur, putra raja Pāñcāla, menempatkan Bhīmasena di barisan depan, dan tak lama kemudian tampak kembali.
Word by Word
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पाञ्चालराजस्यof the king of the Pañcālas
पाञ्चालराजस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चालराज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
धृष्टद्युम्नःDhṛṣṭadyumna
धृष्टद्युम्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृष्टद्युम्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महामनाःgreat-souled
महामनाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहामनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भीमसेनम्Bhīmasena
भीमसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरस्कृत्यhaving placed in front / having put forward
पुरस्कृत्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootपुरस्-कृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
नnot
न:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चिरात्after a long time / long
चिरात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर
प्रत्यदृश्यतappeared again / was seen again
प्रत्यदृश्यत:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-दृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Ātmanepada (passive sense), 3rd, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛṣṭadyumnaP
PāñcālaK
King of the Pāñcālas (Drupada)B
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)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
In the midst of chaos, effective leadership is shown by regrouping and advancing with a strong vanguard; the verse highlights steadiness of purpose and coordinated action as aspects of kṣatriya conduct in war.
Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince, soon becomes visible again on the battlefield, advancing with Bhīma positioned at the front, indicating a renewed push or re-entry into the fray.