Shloka 30

Devanagari script

पिप्रीषुस्तव पुत्राणां संग्रामेष्वपराजित: । सायकौघेन बलवान क्षिप्रकारी महाबल:

Transliteration

piprīṣus tava putrāṇāṁ saṅgrāmeṣv aparājitaḥ | sāyakaughena balavān kṣiprakārī mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Berhasrat menyenangkan putera-puteramu, tidak terkalahkan dalam peperangan, perkasa dengan gelombang anak panah, pantas bertindak, dan berdaya besar.”

Word by Word

पिप्रीषुःwishing to please / desirous of satisfying

तवof you / your

पुत्राणाम्of (your) sons

संग्रामेषुin battles

अपराजितःunconquered / undefeated

सायक-ओघेनby a flood/mass of arrows

बलवान्strong / powerful

क्षिप्रकारीquick-acting / swift in action

महाबलःof great strength / very mighty

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how martial excellence—invincibility, speed, and overwhelming force—can be driven by loyalty and the desire to please one’s patrons; it implicitly invites reflection on how personal allegiance shapes the use of power in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a formidable warrior on the Kaurava side, emphasizing his motivation to gratify Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons and his battlefield qualities: undefeated, swift, and capable of showering enemies with masses of arrows.