Shloka 32

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनो धनुश्कछित्त्वा धृष्टद्युम्नस्य संयुगे

Transliteration

duryodhano dhanuṣkaṃ chittvā dhṛṣṭadyumnasya saṃyuge

Translation

ท่ามกลางศึก ทุรโยธน์ฟันคันธนูของธฤษฏทยุมน์ขาด

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut/broken
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: of Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• bow

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a battlefield ethic where tactical superiority—such as disabling an opponent’s weapon—can decide outcomes. It invites reflection on how war prioritizes victory and survival over gentler moral ideals, even while operating within the accepted codes of kṣatriya combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Duryodhana, engaged with Dhṛṣṭadyumna in combat, cuts Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s bow, momentarily disarming him and shifting the advantage in the duel.