Shloka 196

Devanagari script

अभ्यधावन्‌ परीप्सन्त: फाल्गुनं भरतर्षभ | भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस भयानक शब्दको सुनकर पाण्डव महारथी अर्जुनकी रक्षाके लिये दौड़े

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | abhyadhāvan parīpsantaḥ phālgunaṃ bharatarṣabha |

Translation

Sabi ni Sañjaya: O toro ng mga Bharata, nang marinig ang nakapanghihilakbot na ugong na iyon, ang mga dakilang mandirigmang-karwahe ng mga Pāṇḍava ay sumugod pasulong, hangad na ipagtanggol si Phālguna (Arjuna). Ipinapakita ng sandaling ito ang dharma ng mandirigma—ang tungkuling magbantay at ang pagkakaisa—sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng labanan.

Word by Word

• अभ्यधावन्: ran towards / rushed
• अभ्यधावन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धाव्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• परीप्सन्तः: desiring / wishing to obtain
• परीप्सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-आप्स् (इप्स्)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• भरतर्षभ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by the address bharatarṣabha)
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Pāṇḍavas
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the battlefield context, the verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as protective responsibility: comrades do not abandon a key warrior in danger, but act swiftly to safeguard him, showing loyalty and collective duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

After a frightening sound is heard (as indicated by the surrounding narration), the Pāṇḍava great warriors surge forward, running toward Arjuna (Phālguna) with the intention of protecting him.