Shloka 32

भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः

Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition

Devanagari script

लोहिताक्षौ महाबाहू संयुक्तौ कृष्णपाण्डवौ | सिन्धुराजमभिप्रेक्ष्य हृष्टो व्यनदतां मुहुः,एक साथ बैठे हुए लाल नेत्रोंवाले महाबाहु श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुन सिन्धुराज जयद्रथको देखकर हर्षसे उललसित हो बारंबार गर्जना करने लगे

Transliteration

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

Translation

ಯುದ್ಧೋನ್ಮಾದದಿಂದ ಕೆಂಪಾದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಮಹಾಬಾಹುಗಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಂಡವ ಅರ್ಜುನರು ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದರು. ಎದುರಿಗೆ ಸಿಂಧುರಾಜ ಜಯದ್ರಥನನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ಅವರು ಹರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಉಲ್ಲಸಿಸಿ ಮರುಮರು ಗರ್ಜಿಸಿದರು.

Word by Word

लोहिताक्षौhaving red eyes

महाबाहूmighty-armed

संयुक्तौtogether, united

कृष्णपाण्डवौKrishna and the Pandava (Arjuna)

सिन्धुराजम्the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha)

अभिप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at, seeing

हृष्टःdelighted, thrilled

व्यनदताम्they roared, they shouted

मुहुःagain and again, repeatedly

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Arjuna (Pāṇḍava)

Jayadratha (Sindhurāja, king of Sindhu)

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

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.