Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तु निर्जिते राजन्‌ राक्षसेन्द्रे महात्मना । अनादयन्‌ सिंहनादै: पाण्डवा: सर्वतो दिशम्‌,राजन! महामना भीमसेनके द्वारा राक्षसराज अलम्बुषके पराजित हो जानेपर पाण्डव- सैनिकोंने सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको अपने सिंहनादोंसे निनादित कर दिया

Transliteration

tasmiṁstu nirjite rājan rākṣasendre mahātmanā | anādayan siṁhanādaiḥ pāṇḍavāḥ sarvato diśam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, when that lord of the rākṣasas had been overcome by the great-souled hero, the Pāṇḍavas filled all directions with their lion-roars.

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that (situation/time)

तुbut/indeed

निर्जितेwhen (he/it) was conquered/defeated

राजन्O king

राक्षसेन्द्रेin/when the lord of the Rakshasas (Rakshasa-king)

महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)

अनादयन्they caused to resound/they roared

सिंहनादैःwith lion-roars

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

सर्वतःon all sides/everywhere

दिशम्the direction(s) (as a whole)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Pāṇḍavas

rākṣasendra (Alambuṣa, implied by context)

mahātmā (Bhīmasena, implied by context)

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?

Even within the harshness of battle, disciplined courage and collective morale matter: the righteous side sustains itself through unity and steadfastness, expressing confidence after overcoming a formidable threat.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the rākṣasa-chief (Alambuṣa) is defeated by the great hero (understood as Bhīmasena in this context), the Pāṇḍava forces raise lion-like victory shouts that echo in all directions.