Shloka 27

Devanagari script

न भीमसेनं न यमौ न पाज्चाल्यं न सात्यकिम्‌ | न च दुःशासन द्रौणिं न दुर्योधनसौबलौ

Transliteration

na bhīmasenaṃ na yamau na pāñcālyaṃ na sātyakim | na ca duḥśāsana-drauṇiṃ na duryodhana-saubalau

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Neither Bhīmasena, nor the twin sons of Mādrī, nor the Pāñcāla prince, nor Sātyaki; nor Duḥśāsana, nor Droṇa’s son; nor Duryodhana and Śakuni—none of these were to be seen (as prevailing/standing firm) in that tumult of battle.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• भीमसेनम्: Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• यमौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• पाञ्चाल्यम्: the Pāñcālya (Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna / the Pāñcāla prince)
• पाञ्चाल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुःशासनम्: Duḥśāsana
• दुःशासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रौणिम्: Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: nor
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• दुर्योधन-सौबलौ: Duryodhana and Saubala (Śakuni)
• दुर्योधन-सौबलौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन + सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Pāñcālya (Dṛṣṭadyumna)
• Sātyaki
• Duḥśāsana
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Duryodhana
• Saubala (Śakuni)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral and existential uncertainty of war: even the foremost champions on both sides can vanish from view amid chaos, reminding the listener that pride in strength and reliance on mere power are unstable foundations when adharma and fate converge on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that in the thick of the fighting, key warriors from both the Pāṇḍava and Kaurava sides—Bhīma, the twins, Dṛṣṭadyumna, Sātyaki, Duḥśāsana, Aśvatthāman, Duryodhana, and Śakuni—are not visible/are not found in their expected positions, conveying the disarray and intensity of the engagement.