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
परंतु रणांगणात तुझ्या पुत्राची ती सेना ढासळून पळत असल्याचे दिसून आले।
Word by Word
द्रवमाणम्fleeing, running away
द्रवमाणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रवत् (धातु: द्रु)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सैन्यम्army, host
सैन्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तवof you, your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
पुत्रस्यof (your) son
पुत्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
संयुगेin battle, in combat
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraD
DuryodhanaK
Kaurava armyCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
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.
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.