Mahabharata 7.110.44 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 110, Shloka 44

Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)

Devanagari script

अपूजयन्‌ मारुतिं च संहृष्टास्ते महाबलम्‌ । प्रह्ादं समरे जित्वा यथा शक्रं मरुद्गणा:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | apūjayan mārutiṃ ca saṃhṛṣṭās te mahābalam | prahrādaṃ samare jitvā yathā śakraṃ marudgaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Hân hoan tột độ, họ tôn vinh và ca ngợi mãnh lực của người con Thần Gió (Bhīma) hết lần này đến lần khác—như đoàn Marut tán dương Indra (Śakra) khi ngài trở về từ chiến địa sau khi khuất phục Prahrāda.

Word by Word

• अपूजयन्: they praised / honored
• अपूजयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• मारुतिम्: Māruti (Hanumān)
• मारुतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• संहृष्टाः: delighted, overjoyed
• संहृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• महाबलम्: the mighty-strong one
• महाबलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रह्लादम्: Prahlāda
• प्रह्लादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्लाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• जित्वा: having conquered
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शक्रम्: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मरुद्गणाः: the hosts of Maruts
• मरुद्गणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुद्गण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Māruti (Bhīma)
• Prahrāda
• Śakra (Indra)
• Marudgaṇāḥ (the Maruts)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical-social function of honoring courage and service: when strength is used effectively for one’s cause, the community responds with gratitude and praise, likened to divine attendants celebrating their leader’s victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warriors, overjoyed, celebrate and honor Bhīma (called Māruti) for his battlefield success, comparing their praise to the Maruts lauding Indra after he defeats Prahrāda in combat.