Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 31

द्वैपायनह्रदे दुर्योधनान्वेषणम् / The Search for Duryodhana at Dvaipāyana Lake

Devanagari script

पाण्डवास्तु महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमा: । अभ्यद्रवन्त संक्रुद्धास्तव राजन्‌ बल॑ प्रति

Transliteration

pāṇḍavās tu mahārāja dhṛṣṭadyumnapurogamāḥ | abhyadravant saṁkruddhās tava rājan balaṁ prati ||

Translation

三阇耶说：“大王啊，般度五子以德里什塔丢姆那为前锋，盛怒之下猛然冲击陛下的军阵，噢，君王！”

Word by Word

• {'pāṇḍavāḥ': 'the sons of Pāṇḍu

• the Pāṇḍava brothers and their party', 'tu': 'but

• indeed (contrast/emphasis)', 'mahārāja': 'O great king (address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)', 'dhṛṣṭadyumna-purogamāḥ': 'having Dhṛṣṭadyumna in the forefront

• led by Dhṛṣṭadyumna', 'abhyadravan': 'they ran toward

• rushed upon', 'saṁkruddhāḥ': 'enraged

• intensely angered', 'tava': 'your', 'rājan': 'O king', 'balaṁ': 'army

• military force', 'prati': 'towards

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Kaurava army

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger can drive collective action in war, reminding rulers that sustained hostility culminates in uncontrollable escalation. Ethically, it points to the burden of kingship: decisions that prolong conflict eventually manifest as furious, irreversible violence on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍava forces, with Dhṛṣṭadyumna at their head, launch an enraged charge directly against the Kaurava army, signaling a renewed and intensified phase of combat.