Shloka 336

Devanagari script

विद्रवन्तु दिशो भीता: सिंहत्रस्ता मृगा इव । “श्रीकृष्ण! आज कर्णके मारे जानेपर राजासहित धृतराष्ट्रके सभी पुत्र सिंहसे डरे हुए मृगोंके समान भयभीत हो सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें भाग जायूँ

Transliteration

vidravantu diśo bhītāḥ siṁhatrastā mṛgā iva |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Śrī Kṛṣṇa! When Karṇa is slain today, let all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with their king, flee in terror to every quarter—like deer frightened by a lion.”

Word by Word

विद्रवन्तुlet (them) run away / flee

दिशःthe directions

भीताःfrightened

सिंहत्रस्ताःterrified by a lion

मृगाःdeer

इवlike / as

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

directions (diśaḥ)

lion (siṁha)

deer (mṛga)

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 fear inevitably overtakes those whose strength rests on pride and external supports: when the chief protector falls, confidence collapses and the unrighteous cause loses cohesion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes (in vivid simile) the expected panic and scattering of the Kaurava forces—fleeing in all directions like deer startled by a lion—especially in the context of Karṇa being slain and the Kaurava side losing its main champion.