Shloka 34

उत्पातदर्शनम् — Portents and Kāla among the Vṛṣṇis

Devanagari script

स भोजै: सह संयुक्त: सात्यकिश्नान्धकै:ः सह । व्यायच्छमानौ तौ वीरौ बाहुद्रविणशालिनौ,प्रद्यम्न भोजोंसे भिड़ गये और सात्यकि अन्धकोंके साथ जूझने लगे। अपनी भुजाओंके बलसे सुशोभित होनेवाले वे दोनों वीर बड़े परिश्रमके साथ विरोधियोंका सामना करते रहे

Transliteration

sa bhojaiḥ saha saṃyuktaḥ sātyakiś cāndhakaiḥ saha | vyāyacchamānau tau vīrau bāhu-draviṇa-śālinau ||

Translation

स भोजैः सह संयुक्तः सात्यकिश्चान्धकैः सह । व्यायच्छमानौ तौ वीरौ बाहुद्रविणशालिनौ ॥

Word by Word

सःhe (Pradyumna)

भोजैःwith the Bhojas

सहtogether with

संयुक्तःjoined/engaged (in combat)

सात्यकिःSatyaki

अन्धकैःwith the Andhakas

सहtogether with

व्यायच्छमानौstriving/exerting themselves

तौthose two

वीरौheroes

बाहुद्रविणशालिनौpossessing wealth/strength in their arms

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Bhojas

Sātyaki

Andhakas

Pradyumna

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?

Even the mightiest heroes, endowed with strength and reputation, can be swept into ruin when anger and division overtake a community. The verse highlights the moral sorrow of civil strife: valor persists, but dharma is eclipsed when one’s own kin become enemies.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Yādavas’ catastrophic internal conflict, Pradyumna clashes with the Bhojas, while Sātyaki fights together with the Andhakas. The two warriors exert themselves fiercely, holding their ground against opposing fighters amid the escalating melee.