Shloka 34

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्तु संक्ुद्धो मागधं समचोदयत्‌ | अनीकं दशसाहस्र॑ कुज्जराणां तरस्विनाम्‌,तब दुर्योधनने कुपित होकर मगधदेशीय दस हजार हाथियोंकी वेगशाली सेनाको युद्धके लिये प्रेरित किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | duryodhanas tu saṃkruddho māgadhaṃ samacodayat | anīkaṃ daśasāhasraṃ kuñjarāṇāṃ tarasvinām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enraged, Duryodhana urged on the Magadhan contingent—an array of ten thousand powerful, swift elephants—driving them forward for battle. The scene underscores how anger and pride can become commanders in war, turning living strength into instruments of escalation rather than restraint.

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• संकुद्धः: enraged
• संकुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मागधम्: the Magadhan (king/leader) / one from Magadha
• मागधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समचोदयत्: urged/impelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनीकम्: army/host
• अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दशसाहस्रम्: ten-thousand (in number)
• दशसाहस्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशसाहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुञ्जराणाम्: of elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तरस्विनाम्: of swift/impetuous (ones)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Magadha (Māgadha)
• elephants (kuñjara)