Shloka 136
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
Devanagari script
सिंहेनेवार्दिता गावो विद्रविष्यन्ति सर्वश: । “आज पांचाल और सोमक योद्धा मेरे बाणोंसे दग्ध होकर सिंहसे पीड़ित हुई गौओंके समान सब ओर भाग जायँगे
Transliteration
siṁhenewārditā gāvo vidraviṣyanti sarvaśaḥ |
Translation
قال سنجيا: «كقطعانِ البقرِ التي يطاردها الأسد، سيتفرقون في كل اتجاه.»
Word by Word
सिंहेनby a lion
सिंहेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
इवas/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अर्दिताःafflicted/harassed
अर्दिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्दित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
गावःcows
गावः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विद्रविष्यन्तिwill run away/flee
विद्रविष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-द्रु
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), Third, Plural
सर्वशःentirely/on all sides
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaL
lion (siṁha)C
cattle/cows (gāvaḥ)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how terror and overwhelming aggression can dissolve order and courage, turning even organized fighters into a scattered herd; it implicitly warns that war often operates through fear as much as through valor.
Sañjaya describes the impending flight and confusion of forces under severe attack, using the image of cows stampeding in all directions when a lion strikes.