Shloka 20

Sainyasaṅgraha and Bhāga-Vyavasthā (Forces Assembled and Rival Allocations) | सैन्यसंग्रह-भागव्यवस्था

Devanagari script

द्रौपदेया महेष्वासा: सुवर्णविकृतध्वजा: । धृष्टद्युम्नमुखा द्रोणमभियास्यन्ति भारत

Transliteration

drau-padeyā maheṣvāsāḥ suvarṇa-vikṛta-dhvajāḥ | dhṛṣṭadyumna-mukhā droṇam abhiyāsyanti bhārata ||

Translation

اے بھارت! دروپدی کے بیٹے بڑے کمان دار ہیں، جن کے جھنڈے سونے کی آرائش سے مزین ہیں۔ دھृष्टدیومن کو آگے رکھ کر وہ درون پر چڑھائی کریں گے۔

Word by Word

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

• महेष्वासाः: great bowmen
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः: having banners adorned/ornamented with gold
• सुवर्णविकृतध्वजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण-विकृत-ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः: with Dhṛṣṭadyumna at their head
• धृष्टद्युम्नमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न-मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभियास्यन्ति: will attack / will advance against
• अभियास्यन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Luṭ (Periphrastic future), Third, Plural

• भारत: O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
• Draupadī
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇa
• banners/standards (dhvaja) adorned with gold

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the martial duty and resolve of the Pāṇḍava side: disciplined leadership (Dhṛṣṭadyumna at the front) and collective effort (the Draupadeyas) directed toward a formidable elder (Droṇa). Ethically, it underscores the tragic tension of kṣatriya-dharma—war compels even attacks upon revered teachers when allegiance and justice are contested.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a battlefield development/forecast: the Draupadeyas, conspicuous with gold-adorned standards and renowned archery, will move forward under Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s lead to engage Droṇa in combat.