Mahabharata 7.103.32 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 103, Shloka 32

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

लोहिताक्षौ महाबाहू संयुक्तौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ | सिन्धुराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य हृष्टो व्यनदतां मुहुः

Transliteration

lohītākṣau mahābāhū saṁyuktau kṛṣṇapāṇḍavau | sindhurājam abhiprekṣya hṛṣṭo vyanadatāṁ muhuḥ ||

Translation

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយ៖ វីរបុរសដៃខ្លាំងទាំងពីរ គឺ ក្រឹෂ್ಣ និង បណ្ឌវ (អរជុន) ភ្នែកក្រហមដោយកម្តៅសង្គ្រាម អង្គុយជាមួយគ្នា។ ពេលឃើញស្តេចសិន្ធុ (ជ័យទ្រទ) នៅមុខ ពួកគេពោរពេញដោយសេចក្តីរីករាយ ហើយគ្រហឹមស្រែកឡើងម្តងហើយម្តងទៀត—ជាសញ្ញានៃការតាំងចិត្ត និងភាពបន្ទាន់តាមធម៌កណ្ដាលសមរភូមិ។

Word by Word

• लोहिताक्षौ: having red eyes
• लोहिताक्षौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहिताक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महाबाहू: mighty-armed
• महाबाहू: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• संयुक्तौ: together, united
• संयुक्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संयुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कृष्णपाण्डवौ: Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna)
• कृष्णपाण्डवौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णपाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सिन्धुराजम्: the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)
• सिन्धुराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at, seeing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• हृष्टः: delighted, thrilled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यनदताम्: they roared, they shouted
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• मुहुः: again and again, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Arjuna (Pāṇḍava)
• Jayadratha (Sindhurāja, king of Sindhu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

United purpose in the service of dharma strengthens courage: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, acting in concert, display unwavering resolve against a wrongdoer (Jayadratha), showing that righteous commitment and disciplined partnership are crucial amid moral crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together on the battlefield; upon spotting Jayadratha, they become exhilarated and repeatedly roar a battle-cry, indicating they have found their target and are pressing forward to fulfill Arjuna’s vow.