Shloka 21

Devanagari script

संरम्भिणो युद्धशौण्डा बलिनो दण्डपाणय: । एते सुयोधनस्यार्थे संरब्धा: कुरुभि: सह

Transliteration

saṃrambhiṇo yuddhaśauṇḍā balino daṇḍapāṇayaḥ | ete suyodhanasyārthe saṃrabdhāḥ kurubhiḥ saha ||

Translation

وہ یلغار میں تیز، جنگی مہارت پر نازاں، طاقتور اور ہاتھوں میں دَند-ہتھیار لیے ہوئے تھے؛ کُروؤں کے ساتھ مل کر وہ سب سُیودھن کے مقصد کے لیے جوش میں اٹھ کھڑے ہوئے۔

Word by Word

संरम्भिणःimpetuous, fierce

युद्धशौण्डाःbattle-addicted, fond of fighting

बलिनःstrong

दण्डपाणयःclub-in-hand (men)

एतेthese

सुयोधनस्यof Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

अर्थेfor the sake (in the cause)

संरब्धाःenraged, roused (having become)

कुरुभिःby/with the Kurus

सहtogether with

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Suyodhana (Duryodhana)

Kurus

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 how martial strength and readiness can be driven by allegiance and agitation; ethically, it points to the danger of being ‘rushed into’ violence for a partisan cause rather than guided by discernment and dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the Kaurava side: warriors, armed and battle-hardened, have become inflamed and mobilized, acting in support of Suyodhana (Duryodhana) as the conflict intensifies.