Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तत:ः शतसहस्राणि रथिनां सर्वश: प्रभो | उद्यतानि शरैस्तीव्रैस्तमेक॑ परिवव्रिरे,प्रभो! तदनन्तर एकमात्र भीमसेनको उनपर तीव्र बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए सैकड़ों- हजारों रथियोंने युद्धके लिये उद्यत होकर सब ओरसे घेर लिया

Transliteration

tataḥ śatasahasrāṇi rathināṃ sarvaśaḥ prabho | udyatāni śarais tīvrais tam ekaṃ parivavrire prabho ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: ثم، يا مولاي، أحاط مئاتٌ وآلافٌ من فرسان العربات—وقد نهضوا جميعًا للحرب—ببهيمسينا الوحيد من كل جانب، وهو يصبّ عليهم وابلًا شديدًا من السهام.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

शतसहस्राणिhundreds and thousands

रथिनाम्of chariot-warriors

सर्वशःon all sides, entirely

प्रभोO lord

उद्यतानिraised, ready (for battle)

शरैःwith arrows

तीव्रैःsharp, fierce

तम्him

एकम्alone, single

परिवव्रिरेthey surrounded, encircled

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Bhīmasena

rathin (chariot-warriors)

śara (arrows)

ratha (chariot)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when many opponents unite against a single warrior, the ethical ideal of kṣatriya-dharma emphasizes courage, composure, and unwavering effort in one’s appointed duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that numerous chariot-fighters, ready for combat, encircle Bhīmasena from all directions while he attacks with a fierce barrage of arrows.