Mahabharata 7.103.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 103, Shloka 2

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

सर्वे तु प्रतिसंरब्धा हीमन्त: सत्त्वचोदिता: । स्थिरीभूता महात्मान: प्रत्यगच्छन्‌ धनंजयम्‌

Transliteration

sa

rve tu pratisarabdh
01 h
2bmanta sattvacodit
01 | sthir
2bbh
6bt
01 mah
01tm
01na pratyagacchan dhanajayam ||

Translation

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ បន្ទាប់មក អ្នកយុទ្ធជនចិត្តធំទាំងអស់ ដែលត្រូវបានរំញោចឲ្យត្រៀមប្រយុទ្ធ ដោយកម្លាំងក្លាហាន និងសេចក្តីមុតមាំក្នុងចិត្ត បានធ្វើចិត្តឲ្យនឹងនរ ហើយដើរទៅមុខដោយកំហឹង ទៅរកធនញ្ជ័យ (អរជុន)។

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• प्रतिसंरब्धाः: enraged, highly excited
• प्रतिसंरब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिसंरब्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हीमन्ताः: steadfast/firm (in courage)
• हीमन्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीमन्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सत्त्वचोदिताः: impelled by courage/valor
• सत्त्वचोदिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्वचोदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्थिरीभूताः: having become steady/firm
• स्थिरीभूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिरीभूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones (noble warriors)
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रत्यगच्छन्: went towards/advanced toward
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + गम्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saf1jaya
• Dhanaf1jaya (Arjuna)
• the warriors/soldiers (collective)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner qualities (sattva as courage/mental strength) can stabilize a person under pressure, yet in a war context that same steadiness may serve anger and the drive to fight. It invites reflection on the ethical ambiguity of martial resolve: firmness of mind is a virtue, but its moral value depends on the intention and the end it serves.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that the assembled warriors, stirred up and made fierce, regain composure and battle-readiness and then move forward to confront Arjuna (Dhanaf1jaya). It marks a renewed collective advance against him after a moment of hesitation or setback.