Shloka 35
Devanagari script
ततः प्रववृते युद्ध कुरुमाधवर्सिहयो:
Transliteration
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ kurumādhavarṣihayoḥ
Translation
Then the battle commenced between the Kurus and Mādhava’s bull-like hero—an encounter set in motion by duty-bound resolve, where the clash of arms reflects the grave ethical weight of war and the inexorable unfolding of fate on the battlefield.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततस्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')
प्रववृतेbegan, set in motion, commenced
प्रववृते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + √वृत् (वर्तते)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person singular, Ātmanepada
युद्धम्battle, war
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, nominative singular (as subject with intransitive verb)
कुरु-माधव-ऋषभयोःof the two bulls among the Kurus and the Mādhavas (i.e., the foremost of both sides)
कुरु-माधव-ऋषभयोः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु + माधव + ऋषभ
FormMasculine, genitive dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
Kuru (Kauravas/Kuru host)M
Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes