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Shloka 56

अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः

Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon

बाहुभिश्न सकेयूरैविंचित्रैश्व महारथै: । सुवर्णचित्रै: कवचैर्ध्वजैश्न विनिपातितै:

vaiśampāyana uvāca | bāhubhiś ca keyūraiś ca vicitraiś ca mahārathaiḥ | suvarṇacitraiḥ kavacair dhvajaiś ca vinipātitaiḥ ||

قال فايشَمبايانا: في تلك المعركة سقط كثير من المحاربين صرعى، وقد أصابتهم سهام بارثا (أرجونا) فعذّبتهم وأوجعتهم. وقُطِعت أذرعٌ كانت مزدانة بأساور العضد «كييورا» فسقطت على الأرض. وكان عظماء مقاتلي العربات، بأزيائهم وحُليّهم المتنوعة، يُطرَحون صرعى. ودروعٌ مذهّبة دقيقة الصنع، وراياتٌ ساقطة، كانت مبعثرة في كل مكان. وإزاء هذه دلائل الخراب اضطرب الجيش كله وذهل، حتى كاد يفقد وعيه من شدة الخوف.

बाहुभिःwith arms
बाहुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाहु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सकेयूरैःwith armlets (keyūra) / armlet-adorned
सकेयूरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस-केयूर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विचित्रैःvariegated, ornate
विचित्रैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविचित्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
महारथैःwith great chariot-warriors
महारथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सुवर्णचित्रैःgold-inlaid / gold-ornamented
सुवर्णचित्रैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसुवर्ण-चित्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कवचैःwith armours
कवचैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकवच
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
ध्वजैःwith banners
ध्वजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विनिपातितैःfelled, thrown down
विनिपातितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-नि-√पत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
M
mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)
K
keyūra (armlets)
K
kavaca (armor)
D
dhvaja (banner/standard)

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores the stark consequences of warfare: even the most splendidly equipped heroes fall, and the spectacle of destruction spreads fear through an army. It implicitly contrasts outward grandeur (golden armor, banners, ornaments) with the fragility of life and morale under the force of righteous or superior martial skill.

Vaiśampāyana describes the battlefield where Pārtha’s arrows have cut down many fighters. Severed, ornamented arms, fallen elite warriors, and scattered golden armor and banners create a scene of devastation, causing the surrounding troops to become panic-stricken and disoriented.