Shloka 21

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)

Devanagari script

द्रवमाणं तु तत्‌ सैन्यं तव पुत्रस्य संयुगे

Transliteration

dravamāṇaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ tava putrasya saṃyuge

Translation

ಆದರೆ ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಪುತ್ರನ ಆ ಸೇನೆ ಭಂಗಗೊಂಡು ಓಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಕಾಣಿಸಿತು।

Word by Word

• द्रवमाणम्: fleeing, running away
• द्रवमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रवत् (धातु: द्रु)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सैन्यम्: army, host
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रस्य: of (your) son
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle, in combat
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• Kaurava army

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores a recurring Mahābhārata ethic: when leadership, morale, and righteousness falter, even a large force can collapse. In war, mere numbers are secondary to steadiness (dhairya), discipline, and the moral-spiritual cohesion that sustains courage under pressure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Duryodhana’s troops are in disarray on the battlefield—described as ‘fleeing’—indicating a moment of Kaurava setback and panic amid the ongoing combat.