Shloka 32
Devanagari script
वृषसेनं महावीर्य शकुनिं चापि सौबलम् । जलसन्ध॑ महावीर्य भगदत्तं च पार्थिवम्
Transliteration
vṛṣasenaṃ mahāvīryaṃ śakuniṃ cāpi saubalam | jalasandhaṃ mahāvīryaṃ bhagadattaṃ ca pārthivam ||
Translation
அங்கே மகாவீரியன் வ்ருஷசேனன், சௌபலன் சகுனி, மகாபராக்கிரமன் ஜலசந்தன், மேலும் அரசன் பகதத்தனும் உள்ளனர்.
Word by Word
वृषसेनम्Vrishasena
वृषसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृषसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महावीर्यof great prowess
महावीर्य:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावीर्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शकुनिम्Shakuni
शकुनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सौबलम्the Saubala (son of Subala)
सौबलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसौबल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जलसन्धम्Jalasandha
जलसन्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजलसन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महावीर्यम्of great prowess
महावीर्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावीर्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भगदत्तम्Bhagadatta
भगदत्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभगदत्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पार्थिवम्the king; royal
पार्थिवम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaV
VṛṣasenaŚ
ŚakuniS
Subala (implied by epithet Saubala)J
JalasandhaB
BhagadattaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the vast scale of the conflict by naming eminent fighters; ethically, it highlights how worldly power and alliances can marshal great strength, yet still be swept into adharma-driven destruction when wisdom and restraint fail.
Sañjaya is enumerating prominent Kaurava-aligned warriors—Vṛṣasena, Śakuni, Jalasandha, and King Bhagadatta—within a broader description of forces and key combatants during the Shalya Parva events.