Shloka 9

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम पार्षतस्य पराक्रमम्‌ | न्यवारयत यस्तूर्ण शल्यं समितिशोभनम्‌

Transliteration

tatrādbhutam apaśyāma pārṣatasya parākramam | nyavārayat yas tūrṇaṃ śalyaṃ samitiśobhanam ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: There we witnessed the astonishing valor of Dhrishtadyumna, the son of Drupada: he swiftly checked King Shalya—who shone in the assembly of battle—preventing his advance.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous (thing)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपश्याम: we saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 1st, Plural

• पार्षतस्य: of the son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पराक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• पराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवारयत्: he restrained, checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वारयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• शल्यं: Shalya
• शल्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समितिशोभनम्: splendid in battle
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समितिशोभन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhrishtadyumna (Pārṣata)
• King Shalya
• battlefield (samiti)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heroism in dharmic warfare includes timely restraint and tactical control: stopping a powerful adversary at the right moment can be as significant as defeating him, reflecting disciplined courage rather than reckless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Dhrishtadyumna displayed remarkable prowess by quickly blocking King Shalya’s forward movement on the battlefield, preventing him from advancing and thereby shaping the immediate flow of combat.