Shloka 28

Devanagari script

पराक्रमं तयोयोधा ददृशुस्ते सुविस्मिता: । तयो: समभवद्‌ युद्ध द्रोणपाण्डवयोर्महत्‌

Transliteration

parākramaṃ tayor yodhā dadṛśus te suvismitāḥ | tayoḥ samabhavad yuddhaṃ droṇapāṇḍavayor mahat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The warriors, astonished, beheld the prowess of those two. Between Droṇa and the Pāṇḍavas there then arose a great battle—an encounter of formidable might, charged with the grave consequences of duty and war.

Word by Word

• पराक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ददृशुः: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुविस्मिताः: greatly astonished
• सुविस्मिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुविस्मित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तयोः: between/of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• समभवत्: arose, happened
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणपाण्डवयोः: of Drona and the Pandava
• द्रोणपाण्डवयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍavas
• warriors (yodhāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary martial prowess can inspire awe even among seasoned warriors, while also underscoring the ethical weight of war: great power expressed in battle carries grave consequences and tests adherence to kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the assembled fighters witness the remarkable valor of two principal forces/figures, and that a major confrontation erupts—specifically a great battle between Droṇa’s side and the Pāṇḍavas.