Shloka 32

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

Devanagari script

ततः प्रववृते युद्ध द्रोणस्प सह पाण्डवै:

Transliteration

tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ droṇaspaḥ saha pāṇḍavaiḥ

Translation

サञ्जヤは語った。やがて戦は本格的に始まり、ドローナの軍勢がパーンダヴァらと激突した――武人の務めと、増し重なる戦の代償とのあいだにある悲劇的な緊張が、いよいよ際立った。

Word by Word

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

• प्रववृते: arose/began
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वृत्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

• युद्धम्: battle/war
• युद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: Avyaya (preposition-like; governs instrumental)

• पाण्डवैः: with the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

सयजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how war, once set in motion, advances through duty-bound action (kṣatriya-dharma) even as it deepens moral and human costs—highlighting the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension between obligation and consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the fighting now truly commences: Droṇa’s side and the Pāṇḍavas come into direct engagement, marking an intensification of the conflict under Droṇa’s leadership.