Shloka 125

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

पाकशासनिरायत्त: पार्थ: स निजघान ह,भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस समय सावधान हुए इन्द्रकुमार कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनने हाथी, घोड़ों और मनुष्योंसे भरी हुई उस सेनाका संहार कर डाला

Transliteration

pākaśāsanirāyattaḥ pārthaḥ sa nijaghāna ha

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna), acting under the protection and direction of Pākaśāsana (Indra), struck down that host—crowded with elephants, horses, and men—bringing about its destruction in the press of war. The verse underscores the terrible efficiency of divinely-aided martial prowess, while implicitly reminding the listener that even such power is to be exercised within the grim, duty-bound framework of a righteous battle.

Word by Word

• पाकशासनिरायत्तः: dependent on Indra’s thunderbolt (i.e., protected/empowered by it)
• पाकशासनिरायत्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाकशासनि-आयत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pritha/Kunti)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निजघान: slew/struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• elephants
• horses
• men
• army (senā)