Mahabharata 9.18.4 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 18, Shloka 4

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

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

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरं जिघांसन्त: पाण्डूनां प्राविशन्‌ बलम्‌ । संजय कहते हैं--राजन! मद्रराज शल्यके मारे जानेपर उनके अनुगामी सात सौ वीर रथी विशाल कौरव-सेनासे निकल पड़े। उस समय दुर्योधन पर्वताकार हाथीपर आरूढ़ हो सिरपर छत्र धारण किये चामरोंसे वीजित होता हुआ वहाँ आया और “न जाओ

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhiraṃ jighāṃsantaḥ pāṇḍūnāṃ prāviśan balam | te tu śūrā mahārāja kṛtacittāś ca yodhane ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا—اے راجن! یُدھشٹھِر کو قتل کرنے کی نیت سے وہ پاندوؤں کی فوج میں گھس پڑے۔ اے مہاراج، وہ شجاع جنگ میں دل مضبوط کیے آگے بڑھے؛ اپنے گرے ہوئے سردار کی وفاداری اور غم نے انہیں دھکیلا۔

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira (as object)
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जिघांसन्तः: wishing to kill
• जिघांसन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), desiderative, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पाण्डूनाम्: of the Pāṇḍus / of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डूनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• प्राविशन्: entered
• प्राविशन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बलम्: army, force
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शूराः: heroes, brave men
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कृतचित्ताः: resolved, determined (having made up their minds)
• कृतचित्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतचित्त
• Form: Past passive participle used adjectivally (कृत) + noun (चित्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• योधने: in battle
• योधने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योधन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍava army

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how fixed resolve in war—especially when fueled by vengeance and group-loyalty—can override counsel and restraint. It implicitly warns that determination without dharmic discernment becomes a force that drives violence forward even after a leader’s fall.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that certain warriors, intent on killing Yudhiṣṭhira, surge into the Pāṇḍava ranks. The emphasis is on their single-minded battle-readiness and their aggressive entry into the opposing army.