Shloka 34
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
Devanagari script
तानापतत एवाशु हतशेषाद् बलार्णवात्
Transliteration
tān āpatata evāśu hataśeṣād balārṇavāt
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。その戦士たちはたちまち一斉に突進し、海のように広大だった軍勢—今や殺戮ののち残滓となった軍—から湧き出て、荒廃のただ中でもなお押し進んだ。
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
आपततःwere falling/charging upon
आपततः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआपत् (धातु: पत्/आपत्)
FormPresent, Third, Plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
हतशेषात्from the remnant left after being slain
हतशेषात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootहतशेष
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
बलार्णवात्from the ocean of the army (i.e., vast host)
बलार्णवात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootबलार्णव
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)य
युद्ध (battle/war)ब
बलार्णव (ocean-like army/host)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 verse underscores the grim reality of war: even after massive slaughter, the remaining fighters surge forward. It highlights the momentum of conflict and the ethical weight of violence—how collective fury can continue despite catastrophic loss.
Sañjaya describes warriors charging swiftly, emerging from what is left of a vast, ocean-like army after heavy casualties—emphasizing both the scale of the host and its reduction to a battered remnant.