Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एवं युयुधिरे वीरा: प्रार्थयाना महद्‌ यश: । तावका: पाण्डवै: सार्धमाकाडुशक्षन्तो जयं युधि,इस प्रकार महान्‌ यशकी अभिलाषा रखते और युद्धमें विजय चाहते हुए आपके वीर सैनिक पाण्डवोंके साथ युद्ध करते थे

Transliteration

evaṁ yuyudhire vīrāḥ prārthayānā mahad yaśaḥ | tāvakāḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ sārdham ākāṅkṣantaḥ jayaṁ yudhi ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：于是诸勇士继续鏖战——你方与般度五子之军相对而战——人人渴求大名声，竭力在战斗中夺取胜利。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• युयुधिरे: fought
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: LiT, perfect, 3, plural, Atmanepada

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• प्रार्थयानाः: desiring/asking for
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थयत्
• Form: present active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, plural

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यशः: fame/glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तावकाः: your (men)/your side's
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पाण्डवैः: with the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• सार्धम्: together/along with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• आकाङ्क्षन्तः: desiring/longing for
• Type: Verb
• Root: आकाङ्क्षत्
• Form: present active participle (शतृ), masculine, nominative, plural

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: feminine, locative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a key driver of battlefield conduct: the pursuit of yaśas (renown) and jaya (victory). It implicitly points to the kṣatriya ideal where honor and success in combat motivate action, even when the broader ethical stakes of war remain grave.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the warriors—especially ‘your troops’ (the Kaurava side) along with the Pāṇḍavas—were engaged in intense fighting, each side pressing forward with the aim of winning and earning great fame.