Shloka 34

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

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

Devanagari script

तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त योक्त्रै: श्लिष्टा: सम वाजिन:

Transliteration

tatra tatra vyadṛśyanta yoktraiḥ śliṣṭāḥ sama-vājinaḥ

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—అక్కడక్కడ కట్టుబాటుగా కట్టిన కట్టెలతో (లగ్గాలతో) బిగుసుకున్న అశ్వాలు సమ వరుసలుగా నిలిచి కనిపించాయి.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• व्यदृश्यन्त: were seen/appeared
• व्यदृश्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural; Ātmanepada; passive sense

• योक्त्रैः: with reins/straps
• योक्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योक्त्र
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• श्लिष्टाः: clasped/fastened
• श्लिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लिष्ट
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural; past passive participle (क्त) from श्लिष्

• सम्: together/closely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्
• Form: indeclinable (preverb used adverbially)

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horses (vājinaḥ)
• reins/harness (yoktra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the persistence of discipline and control (reins held tight, horses aligned) even within the moral and physical chaos of war—suggesting that preparedness and restraint remain crucial when violence threatens to overwhelm order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a battlefield scene: in multiple places, horses are visible, still secured by their reins and standing in orderly formation, indicating organized chariot forces and continued readiness amid ongoing combat.