Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तस्माद्‌ द्रवत मा योधा: फाल्गुनं प्राप्प संयुगे । अहमद्य रणे यत्तो योधयिष्यामि पाण्डवम्‌

Transliteration

tasmād dravata mā yodhāḥ phālgunaṁ prāpya saṁyuge | aham adya raṇe yatto yodhayisyāmi pāṇḍavam ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Kaya nga, mga mandirigma, huwag kayong tumakas. Nang makaharap ko na si Phālguna (Arjuna) sa gitna ng labanan, ngayo’y matatag ang pasya ko—sa araw na ito, sa digmaang ito, haharapin ko ang Pāṇḍava sa pakikipaglaban.”

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• द्रवत: run / flee
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (द्रवति)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मा: do not (prohibitive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• योधाः: O warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Plural

• फाल्गुनम्: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यत्तः: striving/intent, prepared
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यत (यत् + त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• योधयिष्यामि: I will cause (him) to fight / I will fight (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध् (योधयति)
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), First, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (Arjuna/son of Pandu)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Pāṇḍava

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the kṣatriya ethic of steadfastness: warriors are urged not to retreat out of fear, but to stand firm and meet a formidable opponent with resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a battlefield exhortation: the speaker commands the troops not to flee and declares a determined intention to confront Phālguna (Arjuna), the Pāṇḍava champion, in combat that very day.