Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 20

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda

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Devanagari script

वराह: सिन्धुराजस्य राजतो5भिविराजते

Transliteration

varāhaḥ sindhurājasya rājato 'bhivirājate

Translation

សញ្ជ័យបាននិយាយថា៖ «វរាហៈ ដែលជារបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រសិន្ធុ បញ្ចេញពន្លឺលេចធ្លោ—ឈរលេចចេញដោយសិរីរុងរឿងរបស់រាជវង្ស កណ្ដាលសន្ធឹកសន្ធាប់នៃសមរភូមិ»។

Word by Word

• वराहः: boar (Varāha)
• वराहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सिन्धुराजस्य: of the king of Sindhu
• सिन्धुराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिन्धुराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राजतः: from the king
• राजतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अभिविराजते: shines forth, appears splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: √राज्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sindhu-rāja (Jayadratha)
• Varāha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily functions as battlefield narration rather than explicit moral instruction; implicitly, it highlights how worldly brilliance and royal display can still dominate attention even amid the destructive reality of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that “Varāha,” associated with the Sindhu king (Jayadratha), is conspicuously resplendent—indicating a notable presence on the battlefield at this moment in Droṇa Parva.