Shloka 36

Devanagari script

पुत्र: पाउ्चालराजस्य धृष्टद्युम्नो महामना: । भीमसेन पुरस्कृत्य नचिरात्‌ प्रत्यदृश्यत

Transliteration

putraḥ pāñcālarājasya dhṛṣṭadyumno mahāmanāḥ | bhīmasena-puraskṛtya nacirāt pratyadṛśyata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The high-souled Dhṛṣṭadyumna, son of the king of the Pāñcālas, placing Bhīmasena at the fore, soon came back into view—reappearing in the battle’s tumult with renewed resolve and leadership.

Word by Word

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चालराजस्य: of the king of the Pañcālas
• पाञ्चालराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चालराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महामनाः: great-souled
• महामनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पुरस्कृत्य: having placed in front / having put forward
• पुरस्कृत्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: पुरस्-कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• चिरात्: after a long time / long
• चिरात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर

• प्रत्यदृश्यत: appeared again / was seen again
• प्रत्यदृश्यत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Ātmanepada (passive sense), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Pāñcāla
• King of the Pāñcālas (Drupada)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the midst of chaos, effective leadership is shown by regrouping and advancing with a strong vanguard; the verse highlights steadiness of purpose and coordinated action as aspects of kṣatriya conduct in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāñcāla prince, soon becomes visible again on the battlefield, advancing with Bhīma positioned at the front, indicating a renewed push or re-entry into the fray.