Shloka 33

Devanagari script

सोमदत्तं महेष्वासं सैन्धवं च जयद्रथम्‌ । दुःशासनपुरोगांश्न भ्रातृनात्मसमांस्तथा

Transliteration

somadattaṁ maheṣvāsaṁ saindhavaṁ ca jayadratham | duḥśāsanapurogāṁś ca bhrātṝn ātmasamāṁs tathā ||

Translation

అక్కడ మహాధనుర్ధరుడైన సోమదత్తుడు, సింధురాజు జయద్రథుడు, అలాగే దుఃశాసనుని ముందుండగా నా సోదరులూ—పరాక్రమంలో నాతో సమానులు—ఉన్నారు.

Word by Word

सोमदत्तम्Somadatta (as object)

महेष्वासम्the great archer

सैन्धवम्the Sindhu prince (Jayadratha)

चand

जयद्रथम्Jayadratha (as object)

दुःशासनपुरोगान्having Duhshasana in front / led by Duhshasana

भ्रातॄन्brothers

आत्मसमान्equal to himself

तथाlikewise / also

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Somadatta

Jayadratha

Duḥśāsana

Kaurava brothers (bhrātṛs)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: celebrated heroes and one’s own brothers stand on the battlefield, showing how kṣatriya duty and loyalty can force confrontation even with close kin, making discernment of dharma and responsibility more urgent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports the presence/array of key Kaurava-aligned warriors—Somadatta, Jayadratha, and the brothers led by Duḥśāsana—indicating the concentration of formidable fighters and the kin-based intensity of the conflict.