Shloka 626

Devanagari script

सुमहत्‌ पाण्डुपुत्राणामायान्त्येते हि कौरवा: । 'परंतु मैं इस समय क्या कर सकता हूँ। पाण्डवोंका यह दूसरा ही महान्‌ कार्य उपस्थित हो गया। ये कौरव बढ़े चले आ रहे हैं

Transliteration

saumahat pāṇḍuputrāṇām āyānty ete hi kauravāḥ |

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—सुमहत् पाण्डुपुत्राणामिदानीं कर्म समुपस्थितम्; पश्य, एते हि कौरवाः तेषामभिमुखं प्रसरन्ति।

Word by Word

• सु: very, well (intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु

• महत्: great (thing)
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पाण्डु-पुत्राणाम्: of the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आयान्ति: they come, they approach
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (इ)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• कौरवाः: the Kauravas
• कौरवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)
• Kauravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical pressure of imminent conflict: when an adversary advances, one’s duty (dharma) demands readiness, clarity, and decisive action, even amid uncertainty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava forces are moving forward, and that the Pāṇḍavas face a major, urgent undertaking as the battle situation intensifies.