Shloka 96

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

त॑ दृष्टवा युधि विक्रान्तं सेनायां तव भारत

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā yudhi vikrāntaṁ senāyāṁ tava bhārata

Translation

โอ ภารตะ ครั้นเห็นเขาผู้กล้าหาญในศึกอยู่ท่ามกลางกองทัพของท่าน

Word by Word

• तत्: that (him/that one)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विक्रान्तम्: valiant, striding forth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सेनायाम्: in the army
• सेनायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तव: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'Bhārata')
• Kaurava army (tava senā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores how individual valor manifests within the collective machinery of war, reminding the listener (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) that martial prowess and its consequences unfold within a larger ethical frame—where kṣatriya heroism intensifies conflict and accelerates karmic outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he has seen a particular warrior standing out as battle-valiant within the Kaurava army, setting up the next description of actions and reactions on the battlefield.