Shloka 28
Adhyāya 33: Rauhiṇeya (Balarāma) is welcomed and takes his seat to witness the gadā-engagement
Devanagari script
यत्नेन तु सदा पार्थ योद्धव्यो धृतराष्ट्रज:
Transliteration
yatnena tu sadā pārtha yoddhavyo dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O Pārtha, the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra must always be fought with sustained effort and vigilance.”
Word by Word
यत्नेनwith effort
यत्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयत्न
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
पार्थO Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
योद्धव्यःmust be fought (is to be fought)
योद्धव्यः:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormGerundive (Anīyar/ya), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
धृतराष्ट्रजःthe son of Dhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्रज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
पार्थ (Pārtha/Arjuna)ध
धृतराष्ट्रज (Dhṛtarāṣṭraja—son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Kaurava)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Persistent, disciplined effort is essential in fulfilling one’s duty in a righteous struggle; a formidable adversary should not be met casually but with steady vigilance and resolve.
Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events, addresses Arjuna (Pārtha) and urges him to engage the Kaurava prince (the son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) with continuous, deliberate effort—implying the opponent’s danger and the need for sustained combat focus.