Shloka 13

Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation

Devanagari script

तत उच्चुक्रुशु: सर्वे पडचाला: पाण्डवै: सह । धृष्टद्युम्नेन तत्‌ कर्म कृतं दृष्टवा सुदुष्करम्‌,धृष्टद्युम्नके द्वारा किये हुए उस अत्यन्त दुष्कर कर्मको देखकर पाण्डवसहित समस्त पांचाल वीर हर्षसे कोलाहल कर उठे

Transliteration

tata uccukruśuḥ sarve pāñcālāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha | dhṛṣṭadyumnena tat karma kṛtaṃ dṛṣṭvā suduṣkaram ||

Translation

ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସମ୍ପାଦିତ ସେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଷ୍କର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଦେଖି ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ସମସ୍ତ ପାଞ୍ଚାଳ ବୀର ହର୍ଷରେ ଉଚ୍ଚଧ୍ୱନି କଲେ।

Word by Word

तत्that (deed/act)

उच्चुक्रुशुःshouted/cried aloud

सर्वेall

पाञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

पाण्डवैःwith/by the Pandavas

सहtogether with

धृष्टद्युम्नेनby Dhrishtadyumna

तत्that (deed)

कर्मact, deed

कृतम्done, performed

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

सुदुष्करम्very difficult (to do)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāñcālas

Pāṇḍavas

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

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?

In the battlefield setting, collective acclaim functions as ethical reinforcement: valor and competent leadership are recognized publicly, strengthening unity and resolve. The verse highlights how a righteous alliance sustains itself through shared acknowledgment of difficult duty fulfilled.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāñcālas and the Pāṇḍavas shout in delight after witnessing Dhṛṣṭadyumna successfully carry out a very difficult martial feat, indicating a turning point in confidence and momentum for their side.