Shloka 42
Droṇasya raudra-prayogaḥ
Droṇa’s intensified assault and the Pāṇḍava response
Devanagari script
ते त्वन्योन्यं सुसंरब्धा: पाण्डवा: कौरवै: सह
Transliteration
te tv anyonyaṃ susaṃrabdhāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ kauravaiḥ saha
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—ते त्वन्योन्यं सुसंरब्धाः पाण्डवाः कौरवैः सह।
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अन्योन्यम्mutually, one another
अन्योन्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
सुसंरब्धाःhighly enraged/fully excited (in anger)
सुसंरब्धाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुसंरब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कौरवैःwith/by the Kauravas
कौरवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PāṇḍavasK
KauravasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how, in war, reciprocal anger (anyonyaṃ susaṃrabdhāḥ) escalates conflict: both sides become mutually inflamed. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring tension—dharma may compel action, yet uncontrolled rage can cloud discernment and deepen collective suffering.
Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas are confronting one another directly, fighting together in close engagement, with heightened fury and intensity as the battle in Droṇa Parva continues.