Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ते दानवा इवेन्द्रेण वध्यमाना महात्मना । पज्चाला: केकया मत्स्या: समकम्पन्त भारत,भरतनन्दन! इन्द्रके द्वारा मारे जानेवाले दानवोंकी भाँति महामना द्रोणकी मार खाकर पांचाल, केकय और मत्स्यदेशके सैनिक काँपने लगे

Transliteration

te dānavā ivendreṇa vadhyamānā mahātmanā | pāñcālāḥ kekayā matsyāḥ samakampanta bhārata bharatanandana ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Like the Dānavas being struck down by Indra, the Pāñcālas, the Kekayas, and the Matsyas—smitten by the mighty-spirited Droṇa—began to tremble, O Bhārata, O joy of the Bharata race.

Word by Word

तेthose

दानवाःdemons (Dānavas)

इवlike, as

इन्द्रेणby Indra

वध्यमानाःbeing slain

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

पाञ्चालाःthe Pāñcālas

केकयाःthe Kekayas

मत्स्याःthe Matsyas

समकम्पन्तtrembled, shook

भारतO Bhārata

भरतनन्दनO delight of the Bharatas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Indra

Droṇa

Dānavas

Pāñcālas

Kekayas

Matsyas

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as Bhārata/Bharatanandana)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner steadiness and disciplined leadership are crucial in dharmic warfare: even a righteous force can falter when confronted by overwhelming power, so courage and duty must be upheld despite fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Droṇa’s assault is so formidable that the Pāñcāla, Kekaya, and Matsya troops begin to tremble—compared to Dānavas being cut down by Indra.