Shloka 3

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

त॑ चानुयान्ति संरब्धा: पञ्चाला युद्धदुर्मदा: । युधिष्ठिरं महात्मानं परीप्सन्तो महाबला:,“रणदुर्मद महाबली पांचाल-सैनिक महात्मा युधिष्ठिरकी रक्षा करते हुए बड़े रोष और आवेशमें भरकर उनके साथ जा रहे हैं

Transliteration

taṁ cānuyānti saṁrabdhāḥ pañcālā yuddha-durmadāḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṁ mahātmānaṁ parīpsanto mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。「戦の狂気に酔い、憤怒に燃える強大なるパンチャーラの戦士たちは、偉大なる魂のユディシュティラを守らんとして、すぐ後ろにぴたりと従った。彼らの怒りはただの攻撃心ではない。混乱する戦場にあっても、義務のままに主君の傍らに立つという、護りの決意であった。」

Word by Word

तेthey (those)

चand

अनुयान्तिfollow, go after

संरब्धाःenraged, excited

पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

युद्धदुर्मदाःmad with battle-fury

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhishthira

महात्मानम्the great-souled (one)

परीप्सन्तःwishing to protect/secure

महाबलाःvery strong, mighty

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāñcāla warriors (Pañcālāḥ)

Yudhiṣṭhira

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

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, power and anger are ethically framed by duty: the Pāñcālas channel battle-fury into protective loyalty, upholding their obligation to safeguard the righteous king rather than pursuing violence for its own sake.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāñcāla fighters, stirred up and formidable in combat, move along with (and behind) Yudhiṣṭhira, determined to protect him as the battle intensifies.