Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ते भग्नमनस: सर्वे त्रैगर्तकमहारथा: । दिशोभिदुद्रुवू राजन्‌ धनंजयशरार्दिता:,राजन! धनंजयके बाणोंसे पीड़ित हुए समस्त त्रिगर्तदेशीय महारथियोंका युद्धविषयक उत्साह नष्ट हो गया; अतः वे चारों दिशाओंमें भाग चले

Transliteration

te bhagnamanasaḥ sarve traigartaka-mahārathāḥ | diśo 'bhidudruvuḥ rājan dhanañjaya-śarārditāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O King, all those great chariot-warriors of the Trigarta country, their courage broken and tormented by Dhanañjaya’s arrows, fled headlong in all directions.

Word by Word

तेthey/those

भग्नमनसःwith broken spirits, disheartened

सर्वेall

त्रैगर्तकbelonging to the Trigartas

महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors

दिशःdirections

अभिtowards, in the direction of

दुद्रुवुःthey fled/ran

राजन्O king

धनंजयby Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

शरwith arrows

अर्दिताःafflicted, tormented

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)

Trigarta (people/warriors)

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 highlights the ethical and psychological dimension of battle: when disciplined strength and skill (here, Arjuna’s archery) overwhelm opponents, morale collapses and even renowned warriors may abandon the field—showing how inner resolve is as decisive as weapons.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Trigarta great warriors, wounded and pressured by Arjuna’s arrows, lose their fighting spirit and scatter, fleeing toward the four directions.