Shloka 30

अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa

Chapter 161

Devanagari script

पिप्रीषुस्तव पुत्राणां संग्रामेष्वपराजित: । सायकौघेन बलवान क्षिप्रकारी महाबल:

Transliteration

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

Translation

ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କରିବାକୁ ଉତ୍ସୁକ, ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମରେ ଅପରାଜିତ, ଶରପ୍ରବାହରେ ବଳବାନ, ଶୀଘ୍ରକାରୀ ଓ ମହାବଳୀ।

Word by Word

• पिप्रीषुः: wishing to please / desirous of satisfying
• पिप्रीषुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पिप्रीषु (√पॄ/प्रीण्-इच्छार्थक कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you / your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्राणाम्: of (your) sons
• पुत्राणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• संग्रामेषु: in battles
• संग्रामेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अपराजितः: unconquered / undefeated
• अपराजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपराजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सायक-ओघेन: by a flood/mass of arrows
• सायक-ओघेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक + ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बलवान्: strong / powerful
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षिप्रकारी: quick-acting / swift in action
• क्षिप्रकारी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्रकारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: of great strength / very mighty
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'tava')
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas)

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.