Shloka 19
Devanagari script
माद्रीपुत्रो ततः शूरौ व्यतिक्रम्य महारथौ
Transliteration
mādrīputro tataḥ śūrau vyatikramya mahārathau
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。ついでマードリーの子は、あの二人の勇猛なる大車戦士を越えて前へと押し進んだ――それは戦の激しさを意図して高め、己が陣営の大義のために、より大きな危難へ踏み込む決意を示すものであった。
Word by Word
माद्रीपुत्रःthe son of Madri (Nakula/Sahadeva)
माद्रीपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाद्रीपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
शूरौtwo heroes
शूरौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
व्यतिक्रम्यhaving passed/overstepped
व्यतिक्रम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + अति + क्रम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
महारथौtwo great chariot-warriors
महारथौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)म
माद्री (Mādrī)म
माद्रीपुत्र (Mādrīputra—Nakula/Sahadeva implied)श
शूर (two heroes—unspecified here)म
महारथ (two great chariot-warriors—unspecified here)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights the warrior-ethic of deliberate resolve: in the chaos of battle, a kṣatriya may choose to move past lesser engagements to face higher stakes, implying disciplined courage and strategic prioritization rather than mere impulsive violence.
Sañjaya reports that Mādrī’s son advances by bypassing two heroic great chariot-warriors, indicating a tactical movement on the battlefield and a shift toward confronting more formidable opposition (the specific warriors are not named in this half-verse).