Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तस्यां विदीर्यमाणायां शिने: पौत्रो महारथ:

Transliteration

tasyāṃ vidīryamāṇāyāṃ śineḥ pautro mahārathaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: As that formation was being torn apart, the grandson of Śini—the great chariot-warrior—advanced to act.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (one/that situation)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• विदीर्यमाणायाम्: while being torn asunder / being split
• विदीर्यमाणायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Participle
• Root: विदॄ (वि + दॄ)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular, Passive, Present (वर्तमान) passive participle

• शिनेः: of Śini
• शिनेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: शिनि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पौत्रः: grandson
• पौत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śini
• Śini's grandson (commonly understood as Sātyaki)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic ideal of a kṣatriya: when the battle-line is breaking and crisis arises, a true mahāratha steps forward. It also underscores how epic identity is framed through lineage—valor is presented as inherited responsibility as well as personal excellence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a previously mentioned formation or force is being shattered. At that moment, Śini’s grandson—understood in the Mahābhārata context as the warrior Sātyaki—moves into the action as a leading fighter.