Shloka 42

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

Devanagari script

सर्वपाञ्चालसेनाभि: संवृतो रथसत्तम: | नाकम्पत महाबाहु: स्ववीर्य समुपाश्रित:

Transliteration

sarvapāñcālasenābhiḥ saṃvṛto rathasattamaḥ | nākampata mahābāhuḥ svavīryam upāśritaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Though hemmed in on all sides by the entire Pāñcāla host, that foremost of chariot-warriors—the mighty-armed hero—did not waver, relying on his own valor. In the moral atmosphere of the war, the verse highlights steadfastness under overwhelming pressure: courage is shown not by the absence of danger, but by refusing to yield when overwhelmed, standing firm through inner strength and disciplined resolve.

Word by Word

सर्वपाञ्चालसेनाभिःby/with the entire Pāñcāla army

संवृतःsurrounded/covered

रथसत्तमःthe best of chariot-warriors

नnot

अकम्पत्shook/trembled

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

स्ववीर्यम्his own valor/strength

समुपाश्रितःhaving resorted to/depending on

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāñcāla army (Pāñcālas)

rathasattama (a foremost chariot-warrior, unnamed in this verse)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes