Shloka 31

Devanagari script

स कृत्वा सुमहत्‌ कर्म तस्मिन्‌ वै दशमे5हनि । सेनयोरन्तरे तिष्ठन्‌ प्रगुहीतशरासन:,दसवें दिन यह महान्‌ पराक्रम करके हाथमें धनुष लिये वे दोनों सेनाओंके बीचमें खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

sa kṛtvā sumahat karma tasmin vai daśame 'hani | senayor antare tiṣṭhan pragṛhītaśarāsanaḥ ||

Translation

Sabi ni Sañjaya: Matapos maisagawa ang isang napakadakilang gawa sa ikasampung araw na iyon, tumindig siya sa pagitan ng dalawang hukbo, mahigpit na hawak ang kaniyang busog—sa mismong puwang na doo’y nagtatagpo ang dharma, tapang, at ang halaga ng digmaan.

Word by Word

सःhe

कृत्वाhaving done

सुमहत्very great

कर्मdeed, act

तस्मिन्in that (time/occasion)

वैindeed, surely

दशमेon the tenth

अहनिday

सेनयोःof the two armies

अन्तरेin between

तिष्ठन्standing

प्रगुहीत-शरासनःwith bow held/raised (having grasped the bow)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

two armies (Pāṇḍava and Kaurava forces)

bow (śarāsana)

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 kṣatriya resolve and accountability: a 'great deed' in war is not merely prowess but an action with heavy moral consequence, undertaken with steadiness and readiness while facing both sides and the gravity of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that on the tenth day of battle, after accomplishing a major feat, the warrior stands between the opposing armies with bow in hand, prepared for further combat and visible to both sides.