Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तेडभिजाता महेष्वासा: सुवर्णविकृतध्वजा: । परीप्सन्तो5 भ्यधावन्त धृष्टद्युम्नवृकोदरौ,सुवर्णनिर्मित ध्वजाओंसे सुशोभित होनेवाले वे महाधनुर्धर कुलीन योद्धा धृष्टद्युम्मन और भीमसेनकी रक्षाके लिये बड़े वेगसे दौड़े

Transliteration

teḍabhijāta mahēṣvāsāḥ suvarṇa-vikṛta-dhvajāḥ | parīpsanto 'bhyadhāvanta dhṛṣṭadyumna-vṛkodarau ||

Translation

तेऽभिजाता महेष्वासाः सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः । परीप्सन्तोऽभ्यधावन्त धृष्टद्युम्नवृकोदरौ ॥

Word by Word

तेthey/those

अभिजाताःwell-born, noble

महेष्वासाःgreat bowmen

सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाःhaving banners adorned/formed with gold

परीप्सन्तःwishing to protect/secure

अभ्यधावन्तran towards, rushed

धृष्टद्युम्नवृकोदरौDhrishtadyumna and Vrikodara (Bhima)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

golden banners (suvarṇa-dhvaja)

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?

The verse underscores a key aspect of kṣatriya-dharma: valor is inseparable from the duty to protect one’s comrades and commanders. Nobility and martial excellence are shown through swift, self-risking support in battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a group of noble, powerful archers with gold-ornamented standards charging forward rapidly, aiming to protect Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Vṛkodara (Bhīma) amid the ongoing combat.