Shloka 44
नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च
Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault
Devanagari script
आदित्येन यथा व्याप्तं तमो लोके प्रणश्यति
Transliteration
ādityena yathā vyāptaṃ tamo loke praṇaśyati
Translation
قال سنجيا: «كما أن ظلمة العالم تزول إذا عمّه نورُ الشمس، كذلك يضمحلّ الغموض حين ينتشر نورُ الحقّ والبصيرة».
Word by Word
आदित्येनby the sun
आदित्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
व्याप्तम्pervaded, filled
व्याप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्याप्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तमःdarkness
तमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
लोकेin the world
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रणश्यतिperishes, disappears
प्रणश्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootनश्
FormLat (present), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaĀ
Āditya (the Sun)L
loka (the world)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
The verse teaches that darkness—both literal and metaphorical—cannot endure when true light spreads; ethically, it suggests that confusion, fear, and ignorance are overcome by clear knowledge, right judgment, and the presence of truth.
Sañjaya, narrating events to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, uses a vivid simile: as sunlight pervades and eliminates darkness in the world, so a decisive illuminating force in the unfolding battle-scene dispels obscurity and uncertainty.