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Shloka 7

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने युद्धे भीरुभयावहे । पूर्वाह्न चापि सम्प्राप्ते भास्करोदयनं प्रति,राजन! पूर्वह्निकाल प्राप्त होनेपर सूर्योदयके समय जब कायरोंका भय बढ़ानेवाला वर्तमान युद्ध चल रहा था, उस समय महात्मा अर्जुनसे सुरक्षित शत्रु-योद्धा, जो लक्ष्य वेधनेमें कुशल थे, मृत्युको ही युद्धसे निवृत्त होनेकी सीमा नियत करके आपकी सेनाके साथ जूझने लगे

tasmiṁs tathā vartamāne yuddhe bhīru-bhayāvahe | pūrvāhṇe cāpi samprāpte bhāskarodayanaṁ prati, rājan |

রাজন! যখন ভীরুদের ভয় বাড়ানো সেই যুদ্ধ এভাবেই চলছিল এবং পূর্বাহ্নে সূর্যোদয়ের দিকে সময় অগ্রসর হচ্ছিল, তখন মহাত্মা অর্জুনের আঘাত থেকে সুরক্ষিত, লক্ষ্যভেদে নিপুণ শত্রুযোদ্ধারা—মৃত্যুকেই প্রত্যাবর্তনের শেষ সীমা স্থির করে—আপনার সেনার সঙ্গে যুদ্ধে লিপ্ত হল।

तस्मिन्in that (time/situation)
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
वर्तमानेbeing in progress, occurring
वर्तमाने:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
युद्धेin the battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भीरु-भय-आवहेbringing fear to cowards
भीरु-भय-आवहे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभीरु + भय + आवह
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पूर्वाह्नेin the forenoon
पूर्वाह्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपूर्वाह्न
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सम्प्राप्तेhaving arrived, having come
सम्प्राप्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + प्र + आप्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
भास्कर-उदयनम्sunrise (rising of the sun)
भास्कर-उदयनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभास्कर + उदयन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (rājan)
A
Arjuna
K
Kaurava army
E
enemy warriors
T
the Sun (Bhāskara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness: warriors set death as the ultimate boundary rather than retreat, contrasting courage with the fear that overwhelms the timid. It frames battle as a moral test of resolve under terror.

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that as the morning progressed, the battle intensified. Enemy fighters—shielded from Arjuna’s direct threat and skilled in marksmanship—pressed against the king’s forces, determined to fight without withdrawing except by death.