Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तामुद्यतामभिप्रेक्ष्य वड्रानामधिपस्त्वरन्‌ । कुण्जरं गिरिसंकाशं राक्षसं प्रत्यचोदयत्‌

Transliteration

tām udyatām abhiprekṣya vajrāṇām adhipas tvaran | kuñjaraṁ giri-saṅkāśaṁ rākṣasaṁ pratyacodayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing him thus poised and ready, the lord of those who strike like thunderbolts hurriedly urged forward the rākṣasa elephant—mountain-like in bulk—against him.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her / that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यताम्: raised / uplifted
• उद्यताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-यत (उद् + यम्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at / observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• वज्राणाम्: of thunderbolts / of vajras
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अधिपः: lord / chief
• अधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वरन्: hastening
• त्वरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुञ्जरम्: elephant
• कुञ्जरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गिरि-संकाशम्: mountain-like
• गिरि-संकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गिरि + संकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षसम्: the rakshasa (demon)
• राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards / against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अचोदयत्: urged / drove on / incited
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• adhipaḥ (a commander/chief, unnamed in this verse)
• rākṣasa (as descriptor)
• kuñjara (elephant)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior’s ethic of alertness and prompt action: when an adversary is visibly prepared, a commander must respond decisively, using available strength without hesitation, as part of kṣatriya conduct in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a chief/commander, seeing the opponent ready, quickly drives a fierce, rākṣasa-associated elephant—huge like a mountain—forward to confront that opponent.