Shloka 213

Devanagari script

बल॑ कुरूणामुद्विग्नं सर्वमासीत्‌ पराड्मुखम्‌ । रणभूमिमें उद्विग्न हुई सारी कौरव-सेनाने महाबाहु भीमसेनको छोड़कर युद्धसे मुँह मोड़ लिया

Transliteration

balaṁ kurūṇām udvignaṁ sarvam āsīt parāṅmukham | raṇabhūmau udvignā sarvā kaurava-senā mahābāhu bhīmasenaṁ vihāya yuddhāt mukhaṁ nyavartayat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The strength of the Kurus became wholly shaken and turned away in dismay. On the battlefield, the entire Kaurava host, terrified, turned its face away from the fight—leaving aside the mighty-armed Bhīmasena—showing how fear can dissolve collective resolve when confronted by overwhelming prowess.

Word by Word

• बलम्: army/force
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• कुरूणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• उद्विग्नम्: agitated/alarmed
• उद्विग्नम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्विग्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

• पराङ्मुखम्: turned away/facing away
• पराङ्मुखम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराङ्मुख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Kurus (Kauravas)
• Kaurava army
• Bhimasena
• battlefield (raṇabhūmi)