Shloka 58
Devanagari script
संसक्तान्येव चादृश्यन् रथवृन्दानि मारिष
Transliteration
saṃsaktānyeva cādṛśyan rathavṛndāni māriṣa
Translation
Bhīmasena sprach: „O Ehrwürdiger, ich sah die Scharen der Streitwagen ineinander verkeilt, im Nahkampf verstrickt.“
Word by Word
संसक्तानिclinging together, closely packed
संसक्तानि:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंसक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अदृश्यन्they saw
अदृश्यन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural
रथवृन्दानिgroups/companies of chariots
रथवृन्दानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथवृन्द
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
मारिषO venerable one / O sir
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीमसेन उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīmasenaR
rathavṛnda (companies of chariots)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
The verse underscores the immediacy and intensity of righteous warfare: a warrior must perceive the battlefield clearly and report truthfully, since accurate observation guides responsible action within kṣatriya-dharma.
Bhīma reports what he witnessed: chariot formations were not merely approaching but already interlocked in close combat, indicating a dense, chaotic engagement requiring swift decisions.