Shloka 41

द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः

Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute

Devanagari script

रुरोधार्जुनमायान्तं प्रभञ्जनमिवाद्रिराट्‌

Transliteration

rurodhārjunam āyāntaṃ prabhañjanam ivādrirāṭ

Translation

Sañjaya said: The mountain-king stood firm and checked Arjuna as he advanced, like a great mountain halting the onrush of a tempest.

Word by Word

• रुरोध: stopped, obstructed
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध् (रुणद्धि)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna (as object)
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आयान्तम्: coming, approaching
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + या (आयात)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रभञ्जनम्: the wind, a storm-blast
• प्रभञ्जनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभञ्जन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अद्रिराट्: the king of mountains (a great mountain)
• अद्रिराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्रिराज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• adri-rāṭ (mountain-king, metaphor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical weight of steadfastness and restraint in conflict: even the mightiest warrior’s advance can be checked by an opposing force that is resolute and immovable, suggesting that power in war is not only speed and aggression but also firmness, endurance, and strategic resistance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna advancing in battle and being obstructed by an opponent likened to a ‘mountain-king,’ while Arjuna’s force is compared to a tempestuous wind—an image of a fierce charge meeting an unyielding barrier.