Shloka 32

Devanagari script

वृषसेनं महावीर्य शकुनिं चापि सौबलम्‌ । जलसन्ध॑ महावीर्य भगदत्तं च पार्थिवम्‌

Transliteration

vṛṣasenaṃ mahāvīryaṃ śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam | jalasandhaṃ mahāvīryaṃ bhagadattaṃ ca pārthivam ||

Translation

അവിടെ മഹാവീര്യനായ വൃഷസേനനും, സൗബലനായ ശകുനിയും, മഹാപരാക്രമിയായ ജലസന്ധനും, രാജാവ് ഭഗദത്തനും ഉണ്ട്.

Word by Word

वृषसेनम्Vrishasena

महावीर्यof great prowess

शकुनिम्Shakuni

चand

अपिalso

सौबलम्the Saubala (son of Subala)

जलसन्धम्Jalasandha

महावीर्यम्of great prowess

भगदत्तम्Bhagadatta

चand

पार्थिवम्the king; royal

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Vṛṣasena

Śakuni

Subala (implied by epithet Saubala)

Jalasandha

Bhagadatta

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?

The verse underscores the vast scale of the conflict by naming eminent fighters; ethically, it highlights how worldly power and alliances can marshal great strength, yet still be swept into adharma-driven destruction when wisdom and restraint fail.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is enumerating prominent Kaurava-aligned warriors—Vṛṣasena, Śakuni, Jalasandha, and King Bhagadatta—within a broader description of forces and key combatants during the Shalya Parva events.