Shloka 126

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)

Devanagari script

त्रिगर्तानां त्रिसाहस्रा रथा युद्धविशारदा: । वे त्रिगर्तोंके तीन हजार रथी, जो युद्धमें कुशल थे, कठोर कर्म करनेवाले युयुधानके समीप गये

Transliteration

trigartānāṁ trisāhasrā rathā yuddhaviśāradāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Three thousand chariot-warriors of the Trigartas, skilled in battle, advanced toward Yuyudhāna—an image of organized martial force pressing upon a single famed fighter, where prowess and resolve drive the action amid the larger ethical tragedy of war.

Word by Word

• त्रिगर्तानाम्: of the Trigartas
• त्रिगर्तानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिगर्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• त्रिसाहस्राः: three-thousand (in number)
• त्रिसाहस्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिसाहस्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथाः: chariots / chariot-warriors
• रथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धविशारदाः: skilled in battle
• युद्धविशारदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Trigartas
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how collective military organization and expertise can be directed against a single opponent; ethically, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between kṣatriya valor and the destructive momentum of war when skill is used primarily for overpowering rather than restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a force of three thousand Trigarta chariot-warriors, renowned for battle-skill, moves to engage Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), indicating a concentrated assault and a tactical attempt to check a prominent Pāṇḍava ally.