Shloka 30

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

Devanagari script

तौ तत्र समरे वीरौ कुलपुत्रौ महारथौ

Transliteration

tau tatra samare vīrau kulaputrau mahārathau

Translation

അവിടെ ആ സമരത്തിൽ ആ രണ്ടു വീരന്മാർ—കുലീനകുലപുത്രന്മാർ, മഹാരഥന്മാർ—ഉറച്ചുനിന്നു.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वीरौ: heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• कुलपुत्रौ: sons of noble families
• कुलपुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• महारथौ: great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds the ideal of kṣatriya conduct: in war, noble birth and great martial capacity are tied to responsibility—upholding one’s duty and the honor of one’s lineage through courageous action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya briefly frames a battlefield moment by identifying two prominent warriors as heroic, high-born, and foremost chariot-fighters, preparing the listener for their actions or encounter in the ongoing war.