Shloka 59
Devanagari script
तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम पज्चालानां पराक्रमम्
Transliteration
tatrādbhūtam apaśyāma pāñcālānāṃ parākramam
Translation
Sañjaya said: “There we witnessed something astonishing—the heroic prowess of the Pāñcālas.”
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
अद्भुतम्wonderful; astonishing (thing)
अद्भुतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अपश्यामwe saw
अपश्याम:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formimperfect (laṅ), 1st person, plural, parasmaipada
पाञ्चालानाम्of the Pāñcālas
पाञ्चालानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
पराक्रमम्valor; prowess
पराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपराक्रम
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)प
पाञ्चालाः (Pāñcālas)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
The verse highlights the recognition of extraordinary courage in battle, prompting ethical reflection on how human excellence (valor, resolve) can appear even within a tragic and morally complex conflict.
Sañjaya, reporting events of the Kurukṣetra war, tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra that they witnessed an astonishing display of the Pāñcālas’ martial prowess at that point in the battle.