Mahabharata 7.99.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 99, Shloka 2

अध्याय ९९ — युयुधान-दुःशासन-युद्धम्

Chapter 99: Sātyaki and Duḥśāsana’s engagement

Devanagari script

जलसंध॑ महाबाहुं भीमसेनो< भ्यवर्तत । युधिष्ठिर: सहानीक: कृतवर्माणमाहवे,भीमसेनने महाबाहु जलसंधपर आक्रमण किया और सेनासहित युधिष्ठिरने युद्धस्थलमें कृतवर्मापर धावा बोल दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | jalasaṃdhaṃ mahābāhuṃ bhīmaseno 'bhyavartata | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sahānīkaḥ kṛtavarmāṇam āhave 'bhyadhāvat ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Bhīmasena, de braços poderosos, avançou para atacar Jalasaṃdha; e Yudhiṣṭhira, acompanhado por suas tropas, investiu contra Kṛtavarmā no campo de batalha. O verso ressalta o impulso sombrio da guerra, em que os líderes carregam a responsabilidade de dirigir a violência a oponentes específicos, permanecendo, porém, vinculados ao dharma e ao lado que escolheram.

Word by Word

• जलसन्धम्: Jalasandha (Jarāsandha)
• जलसन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलसन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाबाहुम्: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यवर्तत: attacked / advanced upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अनीकः: army / troop
• अनीकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कृतवर्माणम्: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Jalasaṃdha
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Kṛtavarmā
• battlefield (āhava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty in wartime: commanders and heroes must act decisively in battle, yet their actions carry moral weight because leadership means directing force responsibly within the chosen cause and rules of combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports two simultaneous engagements: Bhīma moves to strike Jalasaṃdha, while Yudhiṣṭhira, supported by his troops, charges Kṛtavarmā—showing coordinated Pāṇḍava offensives against key opponents.