Shloka 33

Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall

Droṇa-parva

Devanagari script

ततः: पुनर्दक्षिणत: संग्रामश्चित्रयोधिनाम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ punar dakṣiṇataḥ saṅgrāmaś citrayodhinām

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then again, on the southern flank, a fierce battle arose among warriors of varied and striking prowess—signaling how the struggle kept shifting from one quarter to another, drawing all sides deeper into the relentless demands and moral strain of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• दक्षिणतः: on the right; from the right side
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिणतस्
• Form: Avyaya (directional adverb)

• संग्रामः: battle; combat
• संग्रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• चित्रयोधिनाम्: of the wondrous/variegated fighters
• चित्रयोधिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रयोधिन्
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• southern flank (dakṣiṇa-diś)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the instability and all-consuming spread of war: conflict shifts direction repeatedly, testing discipline and dharma as warriors are drawn into ever-new fronts without respite.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that fighting flares up again on the southern side of the battlefield, where many notable and varied warriors engage in combat.