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Shloka 52

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

न हि पार्था: सपाज्चाला: स्थातुं शक्तास्तवाग्रत: । आत्तशस्त्रस्य समरे महेन्द्रस्येव दानवा:

na hi pārthāḥ sapāñcālāḥ sthātuṁ śaktās tavāgrataḥ | āttaśastrasya samare mahendrasyeva dānavāḥ ||

যেমন হাতে বজ্রধারী মহেন্দ্রের সামনে দানবেরা দাঁড়াতে পারে না, তেমনি অস্ত্রধারী তোমার সম্মুখে যুদ্ধে পাঞ্চালসহ পাণ্ডবরাও স্থির থাকতে অক্ষম।

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
पार्थाःthe sons of Pṛthā (Pāṇḍavas)
पार्थाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
with
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पाञ्चालाःthe Pāñcālas
पाञ्चालाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्थातुम्to stand/remain
स्थातुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormInfinitive (tumun)
शक्ताःable/capable
शक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अग्रतःin front (of)
अग्रतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतः
आत्त-शस्त्रस्यof (one) who has taken up weapons
आत्त-शस्त्रस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootआत्तशस्त्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महेन्द्रस्यof Mahendra (Indra)
महेन्द्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमहेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
दानवाःdemons (Dānavas)
दानवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदानव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
P
Pārthas (Pāṇḍavas)
P
Pāñcālas
M
Mahendra (Indra)
D
Dānavas
Ś
śastra (weapons)
V
vajra (thunderbolt, implied by the simile)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how martial confidence and perceived divine-like power are used rhetorically to strengthen resolve in war; it frames battlefield success as overwhelming force that breaks an opponent’s capacity to stand firm.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, praising the addressed warrior’s battle-readiness by asserting that even the combined Pāṇḍavas and Pāñcālas cannot withstand him, likening their helplessness to Dānavas before Indra armed with the thunderbolt.