Shloka 13

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्ुम्नो5थ शैनेयो द्रौपदेयाश्व॒ सर्वश:

Transliteration

dhṛṣṭadyumno 'tha śaineyo draupadeyāś ca sarvaśaḥ

Translation

تب دھرِشتدیومن، شَینَیَہ اور دروپدی کے سبھی بیٹے—سب کے سب—ایک ساتھ آگے بڑھے۔

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• शैनेयः: Shaineya (son/descendant of Shini; Satyaki)
• शैनेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रौपदेयाः: the sons of Draupadi
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वशः: entirely/all together/in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशस्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Draupadī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores coordinated action and shared responsibility in a righteous cause: leaders and allies move as one, reflecting disciplined unity amid the ethical pressures of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya lists key Pāṇḍava champions—Dhṛṣṭadyumna, Śaineya (Sātyaki), and all the Draupadeyas—signaling that they collectively take up the next action in the unfolding battle sequence.