Shloka 35

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

तस्य दक्षिणतो देवा बहवद्चित्रयोधिन:

Transliteration

tasya dakṣiṇato devā bahavo 'd(c)itrayodhinaḥ

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: „Zu seiner Rechten standen viele Götter, Krieger von wunderbarer und vielfältiger Kraft.“

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दक्षिणतः: on the right (side)
• दक्षिणतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दक्षिणतः
• Form: true

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अद्: and (enclitic, from च)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्
• Form: true

• चित्रयोधिनः: variegated/remarkable warriors
• चित्रयोधिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रयोधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• devāḥ (the gods)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse implies that dharmic power is not merely human: when a cause or person is aligned with cosmic order, divine forces are depicted as standing in support. The ‘right side’ imagery reinforces auspiciousness and rightful alignment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a scene of martial or cosmic arrangement in which many gods, characterized as extraordinary warriors, are positioned to the right of a central figure, indicating a formation of support and protection.