Shloka 44

Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha

Verbal Duel and Omens

Devanagari script

भ्रातृभि: सहितं चैव कृष्णेन च महात्मना । रामेणामितवीर्येण वाक्‍्यं शौटीर्यसम्मतम्‌

Transliteration

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaṃ caiva kṛṣṇena ca mahātmanā | rāmeṇāmitavīryeṇa vākyaṃ śauṭīryasammatam ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า: พร้อมด้วยพี่น้องของตน และมีพระกฤษณะผู้ยิ่งใหญ่กับพระรามผู้มีเดชานุภาพหาประมาณมิได้อยู่ด้วย เขากล่าวถ้อยคำอันสอดคล้องกับความห้าวหาญของนักรบ

Word by Word

भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers

सहितम्accompanied / together with

चand

एवindeed / just

कृष्णेनwith Krishna

चand

महात्मनाwith the great-souled (one)

रामेणwith Rama (Balarama)

अमितवीर्येणwith (him) of immeasurable prowess

वाक्यम्a statement / speech

शौटीर्यसम्मतम्approved/acceptable as (showing) bravado

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Rāma (Balarāma)

brothers (bhrātṛ)

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 kṣatriya ideal of speaking decisively and courageously in a moment of conflict, especially when supported by trusted allies and exemplary figures like Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma—suggesting that leadership in war demands resolute, duty-aligned speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a key figure (implied by context) is in the company of his brothers, along with Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and then delivers a statement characterized as fitting heroic boldness—setting the tone for imminent action or counsel in the war episode.