Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तत्‌ तु पार्थस्य विक्रान्तं वासुदेवस्थ चो भयो: । अपूजयन्‌ महाराज कौरवा महदद्भुतम्‌,महाराज! अर्जुन और भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण दोनोंके उस अत्यन्त अद्भुत पराक्रमकी समस्त कौरवोंने भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की

Transliteration

tat tu pārthasya vikrāntaṃ vāsudevasya ca ubhayoḥ | apūjayan mahārāja kauravā mahad-adbhutam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “But, O King, the Kauravas openly acclaimed that truly wondrous display of valor shown by both Pārtha (Arjuna) and Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa).” In the midst of war, even opponents are compelled to honor extraordinary prowess, revealing a momentary recognition of merit beyond factional hatred.

Word by Word

तत्that (deed/act)

तुbut/indeed

पार्थस्यof Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)

विक्रान्तम्valour/heroic prowess

वासुदेवस्यof Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

चand

उभयोःof both

अपूजयन्praised/honoured

महाराजO great king

कौरवाःthe Kauravas

महत्great

अद्भुतम्wonderful/marvellous

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Arjuna (Pārtha)

Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

Kauravas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid enmity, excellence and extraordinary courage can command respect. The verse highlights an ethical impulse to acknowledge merit (guṇa) irrespective of sides, suggesting that dharmic discernment can momentarily rise above partisan hostility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava warriors, witnessing a remarkable feat in battle, praised the astonishing valor displayed by both Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa.