Shloka 48

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

दुर्धर्षस्त्वेष शत्रूणां रणेषु भविता सदा

Transliteration

durdharṣas tveṣa śatrūṇāṁ raṇeṣu bhavitā sadā

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「この者は戦場において常に、敵にとって攻め難く、屈しない者となるであろう。」

Word by Word

• दुर्धर्षः: hard to assail, invincible
• दुर्धर्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रूणाम्: of enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• रणेषु: in battles
• रणेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• भविता: will be / will become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Periphrastic Future, Third, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• enemies (śatravaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ideal of steadfast martial excellence: a warrior’s consistent courage and capability can make him “unassailable” to opponents, reflecting the Mahābhārata’s focus on kṣatriya duty and the grave seriousness of warfare.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya, narrating the battlefield events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, characterizes a particular warrior being discussed as one who will reliably be difficult for enemies to overcome in combat, emphasizing his dominance and the looming danger he poses.