Shloka 118

Devanagari script

अथ तावपि संत्रस्तौ तं दृष्टवा घोरसंकुलम्‌

Transliteration

atha tāv api saṁtrastau taṁ dṛṣṭvā ghorasaṅkulam

Translation

Bhīṣma said: Then those two also, struck with fear, on seeing that dreadful and tumultuous sight, were shaken and alarmed.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संत्रस्तौ: terrified, frightened
• संत्रस्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संत्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तम्: him/that (one)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• घोर-संकुलम्: terribly crowded/chaotic
• घोर-संकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर + संकुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how perception of a frightening, disorderly situation can overwhelm even others who were not initially afraid—an ethical reminder that fear spreads and that steadiness of mind is needed to act in accordance with dharma amid turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that two individuals, upon witnessing a dreadful and chaotic scene, become frightened as well; the line functions as a transition describing their reaction to what has appeared before them.