Mahabharata 7.25.46 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 25, Shloka 46

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

Devanagari script

राजन्‌! आपके तीन पुत्र दुर्जय, जय और विजयने नील, काश्य तथा जयत्सेन--इन तीनोंको रोक दिया ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | rājan! tava trayaḥ putrā durjayo jayaś ca vijayaś ca nīlaṃ kāśyaṃ ca jayatsenaṃ ca—etān trīn avārayanta || tad yuddham abhavad ghoraṃ īkṣitṛ-prīti-vardhanam | siṃha-vyāghra-tarakṣūṇāṃ yatharkṣa-mahiṣarṣabhaiḥ ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—రాజా! మీ ముగ్గురు కుమారులు దుర్జయుడు, జయుడు, విజయుడు నీలుడు, కాశ్యుడు, జయత్సేనుడు—ఈ ముగ్గురిని అడ్డగించిరి. అప్పుడు అక్కడ ఘోరయుద్ధము చెలరేగెను; అది వీక్షకుల హర్షమును పెంచునట్లు ఉండెను—అరణ్యములో సింహము, వ్యాఘ్రము, చిరుతపులి లు ఎలుగుబంటి, మహిషము, వృషభములతో ఢీకొనినట్లు।

Word by Word

• तत्: that (then/that event)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: became/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• घोरम्: terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ईक्षितृप्रीतिवर्धनम्: increasing the spectators' delight
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईक्षितृप्रीतिवर्धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सिंहव्याघ्रतरक्षूणाम्: of lions, tigers, and hyenas/jackals
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह-व्याघ्र-तरक्षु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यथा: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• ऋक्षमहिषर्षभैः: with bears, buffaloes, and bulls
• ऋक्षमहिषर्षभैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष-महिष-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• राजन् / राजा धृतराष्ट्र (the King, Dhṛtarāṣṭra implied)
• दुर्जय (Durjaya)
• जय (Jaya)
• विजय (Vijaya)
• नील (Nīla)
• काश्य (Kāśya)
• जयत्सेन (Jayatsena)
• सिंह (lion)
• व्याघ्र (tiger)
• तरक्षु (leopard/panther)
• ऋक्ष (bear)
• महिष (buffalo)
• ऋषभ (bull)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how war can become a thrilling spectacle to observers, even when it is dreadful in reality—hinting at the ethical tension between kṣatriya valor and the human tendency to take delight in violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that three of the king’s sons—Durjaya, Jaya, and Vijaya—halted three opposing warriors (Nīla, Kāśya, Jayatsena), and a fierce melee erupted, compared to wild beasts battling powerful animals.