Shloka 96

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

त॑ दृष्टवा युधि विक्रान्तं सेनायां तव भारत

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā yudhi vikrāntaṁ senāyāṁ tava bhārata

Translation

အို ဘာရတ၊ သင်၏တပ်အတွင်း၌ စစ်မြေပြင်တွင် အလွန်ရဲရင့်သော သူကို မြင်လျှင် သဉ္ဇယသည် ဆက်လက်ဖော်ပြကာ၊ ကౌရဝတပ်စုကြားတွင်ပင် ထင်ရှားလှသော သူရဲကောင်းတစ်ဦး၏ ရှိနေမှုက စစ်၏ တင်းမာမှုကို ပိုမိုတိုးမြှင့်စေသည်ဟု ဆို၏။

Word by Word

• तत्: that (him/that one)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विक्रान्तम्: valiant, striding forth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सेनायाम्: in the army
• सेनायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'Bhārata')
• Kaurava army (tava senā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores how individual valor manifests within the collective machinery of war, reminding the listener (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) that martial prowess and its consequences unfold within a larger ethical frame—where kṣatriya heroism intensifies conflict and accelerates karmic outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he has seen a particular warrior standing out as battle-valiant within the Kaurava army, setting up the next description of actions and reactions on the battlefield.