Shloka 2

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

ततस्ते सैन्धवा योधा: पुनरेव व्यवस्थिता: । व्यमुज्चन्त सुसंरब्धा शरवर्षाणि भारत,भरतनन्दन! तदनन्तर सिन्धुदेशीय योद्धा फिरसे संगठित होकर खड़े हो गये और अत्यन्त क्रोधमें भरकर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

tatas te saindhavā yodhāḥ punar eva vyavasthitāḥ | vymuñcanta susaṃrabdhāḥ śaravarṣāṇi bhārata bharatanandana ||

Translation

Rồi các chiến binh xứ Sindhu lại chỉnh đốn hàng ngũ; trong cơn phẫn nộ dữ dội, họ trút xuống mưa tên—hỡi Bhārata, niềm vui của dòng Bhārata.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• सैन्धवाः: Sindhu(-country) men; Saindhavas
• सैन्धवाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya

• व्यवस्थिताः: stood arranged/took position
• व्यवस्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + अव + √स्था
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), masculine, nominative, plural

• विमुञ्चन्त: they release/let fly
• विमुञ्चन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √मुच्
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada

• सुसंरब्धाः: highly enraged/very agitated
• सुसंरब्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + सं + √रभ् (रब्ध)
• Form: Past participial adjective (क्त), masculine, nominative, plural

• शरवर्षाणि: showers of arrows
• शरवर्षाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, accusative, plural

• भारत: O Bharata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• भरतनन्दन: O delight of Bharata
• भरतनन्दन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Saindhava warriors (Sindhu-country fighters)
• Sindhu-deśa (Sindhu region)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (saṃrambha) fuels renewed aggression even after setbacks; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such moments test a warrior’s discipline and adherence to dharma amid the chaos of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

The Sindhu-region fighters regroup and re-form their battle array, then unleash intense volleys of arrows, escalating the combat once more.