Shloka 156

Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption

Devanagari script

पज्चाला: केकयाश्रैव सिंहनादमथानदन्‌ । उस समय पाण्डव, पाँचों द्रौपदीकुमार, राजा विराट, पांचाल और केकय दुःशासनको पराजित हुआ देख जोर-जोरसे सिंहनाद करने लगे

Transliteration

Pañcālāḥ Kekayāś caiva siṃhanādam athānadan.

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the Pañcālas and the Kekayas raised a loud lion-roar. Seeing Duhshasana overcome, the Pāṇḍavas—along with the five sons of Draupadī and King Virāṭa—together with the Pañcālas and the Kekayas, exulted and roared aloud.

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केकयाः: the Kekayas
• केकयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केकय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सिंहनादम्: a lion-roar (war-cry)
• सिंहनादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अनदन्: they roared/cried out
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pañcālas
• Kekayas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Draupadī’s five sons (Draupadeyas)
• King Virāṭa
• Duḥśāsana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the epic’s war-ethic, collective courage and morale are portrayed as decisive forces: when an aggressor like Duḥśāsana is checked, the righteous side gains confidence, reinforcing perseverance in a dharmic struggle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pañcālas and Kekayas (with the Pāṇḍavas, the five Draupadeyas, and King Virāṭa) shout a triumphant lion-roar upon seeing Duḥśāsana defeated/overpowered in battle.