Shloka 19

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

माद्रीपुत्रो ततः शूरौ व्यतिक्रम्य महारथौ

Transliteration

mādrīputro tataḥ śūrau vyatikramya mahārathau

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—అప్పుడు మాద్రీపుత్రుడు ఆ ఇద్దరు వీర మహారథులను దాటి ముందుకు దూసుకెళ్లాడు…

Word by Word

• माद्रीपुत्रः: the son of Madri (Nakula/Sahadeva)
• माद्रीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• शूरौ: two heroes
• शूरौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• व्यतिक्रम्य: having passed/overstepped
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अति + क्रम्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• महारथौ: two great chariot-warriors
• महारथौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• माद्री (Mādrī)
• माद्रीपुत्र (Mādrīputra—Nakula/Sahadeva implied)
• शूर (two heroes—unspecified here)
• महारथ (two great chariot-warriors—unspecified here)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the warrior-ethic of deliberate resolve: in the chaos of battle, a kṣatriya may choose to move past lesser engagements to face higher stakes, implying disciplined courage and strategic prioritization rather than mere impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Mādrī’s son advances by bypassing two heroic great chariot-warriors, indicating a tactical movement on the battlefield and a shift toward confronting more formidable opposition (the specific warriors are not named in this half-verse).