Shloka 107

Devanagari script

ततो दिग्भ्य: समापेतु: सिंहव्याप्रतरक्षव: । अग्निजिद्नाश्व भुजगा विहगाश्चाप्ययोमुखा:,तदनन्तर सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंसे सिंह, व्याप्र, तरक्षु (जरख) अग्निमयी जिहद्नावाले सर्प तथा लोहमय चंचुवाले पक्षी आक्रमण करने लगे

Transliteration

tato digbhyaḥ samāpetuḥ siṁha-vyāghra-tarakṣavaḥ | agnijihvā nāśva-bhujagā vihagāś cāpy ayomukhāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Da stürmten aus allen Richtungen Löwen, Tiger und Tarakṣus (Hyänen) heran; auch feuerzüngige Schlangen und eisenbeschnäbelte Vögel begannen anzugreifen.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

दिग्भ्यःfrom the directions

समापेतुःcame together / rushed in

सिंहlions

व्याघ्रtigers

तरक्षवःhyenas/jackals (tarakṣu)

अग्निजिह्वाःfire-tongued

भुजगाःserpents

विहगाःbirds

चand

अपिalso

अयोमुखाःiron-beaked / iron-mouthed

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

directions (diśaḥ)

lions (siṁhāḥ)

tigers (vyāghrāḥ)

hyenas (tarakṣavaḥ)

serpents (bhujagāḥ)

birds (vihagāḥ)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as an omen: when violence and adharma dominate, the world is perceived as hostile from every direction. It warns that unchecked aggression breeds more fear and predation, eroding moral order and safety.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes terrifying creatures converging from all sides—lions, tigers, hyenas, flame-tongued serpents, and iron-beaked birds—attacking as part of the dreadful portents surrounding the Kurukṣetra war.