Shloka 20

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

द्रौपदेया महेष्वासा: सुवर्णविकृतध्वजा: । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा द्रोणमभियास्यन्ति भारत

Transliteration

drau-padeyā maheṣvāsāḥ suvarṇa-vikṛta-dhvajāḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumna-mukhā droṇam abhiyāsyanti bhārata ||

Translation

ಓ ಭಾರತ! ದ್ರೌಪದಿಯ ಪುತ್ರರು ಮಹಾಧನುರ್ಧರರು; ಅವರ ಧ್ವಜಗಳು ಸ್ವರ್ಣಾಲಂಕಾರಗಳಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಧೃಷ್ಟದ್ಯುಮ್ನನನ್ನು ಮುಂಚೂಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟು ಅವರು ದ್ರೋಣನ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಮುನ್ನಡೆಯುವರು।

Word by Word

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadī
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महेष्वासाः: great bowmen
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः: having banners adorned/ornamented with gold
• सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण-विकृत-ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः: with Dhṛṣṭadyumna at their head
• धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभियास्यन्ति: will attack / will advance against
• अभियास्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Luṭ (Periphrastic future), Third, Plural

• भारत: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Draupadī
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇa
• banners/standards (dhvaja) adorned with gold

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the martial duty and resolve of the Pāṇḍava side: disciplined leadership (Dhṛṣṭadyumna at the front) and collective effort (the Draupadeyas) directed toward a formidable elder (Droṇa). Ethically, it underscores the tragic tension of kṣatriya-dharma—war compels even attacks upon revered teachers when allegiance and justice are contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a battlefield development/forecast: the Draupadeyas, conspicuous with gold-adorned standards and renowned archery, will move forward under Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s lead to engage Droṇa in combat.