Shloka 34

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तथा राजन्‌ गभस्तिभिरिवांशुमान्‌ । बभौ प्रच्छादयन्नाशा: शरजालै: समन्तत:ः,राजन! अपने बाणोंके समूहसे सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको सब ओरसे आच्छादित करते हुए धृष्टद्युम्न किरणोंद्वारा अंशुमाली सूर्यके समान प्रकाशित हो रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

dhṛṣṭadyumnas tathā rājan gabhastibhir ivāṃśumān |

babhau pracchādayann āśāḥ śarajālaiḥ samantataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, Dṛṣṭadyumna shone like the radiant sun with its rays, as he covered all directions on every side with a dense net of arrows. The image underscores the overwhelming force of disciplined martial skill in battle—power that, when directed by resolve, can dominate the field and shape the fate of many.

Word by Word

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गभस्तिभिः: with rays
• गभस्तिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गभस्ति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अंशुमान्: the radiant one (the Sun)
• अंशुमान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंशुमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभौ: shone/appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रच्छादयन्: covering/veiling
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छद्
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आशाः: directions/quarters
• आशाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• शरजालैः: with nets/masses of arrows
• शरजालैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरजाल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Dṛṣṭadyumna
• Sun (Āṃśumān)