Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 7

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally

Devanagari script

ततोड्र्जुनश्व भीमश्न माद्रीपुत्री च पाण्डवी

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaś ca bhīmaś ca mādrīputrī ca pāṇḍavī

Translation

பின்பு அர்ஜுனனும் பீமனும், மேலும் மாத்ரியால் பிறந்த பாண்டவப் பெண்ணும் (முன்னே வந்தனர்/செயல்பட்டனர்).

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• माद्रीपुत्री: Madri's daughter
• माद्रीपुत्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्री (माद्री + पुत्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• पाण्डवी: the Pandava lady (female descendant of Pandu)
• पाण्डवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवी (पाण्डु-अपत्य/वंशसम्बन्ध)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Bhīma
• Mādrī
• Pāṇḍavī (Mādrī’s daughter)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how identity and duty in the epic are framed through lineage and role: named heroes are singled out as responsible agents in the collective struggle, reminding the listener that action in war is carried by specific persons bound to their dharma and alliances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya lists key Pāṇḍava figures—Arjuna, Bhīma, and a Pāṇḍava princess identified as Mādrī’s daughter—indicating their participation or movement at this point in the battle description.