Mahabharata 7.102.5 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 102, Shloka 5

धर्मराजस्य चिन्ता, भीमसेनप्रेषणम्, द्रोणानीकप्रवेशप्रयत्नः

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation

Devanagari script

आपतत्सु रथौधेषु प्रभूतगजवाजिषु । नासम्भ्रमत्‌ तदा पार्थस्तदस्य पुरुषानति

Transliteration

āpatatsu rathaudheṣu prabhūtagajavājiṣu | nāsambhramat tadā pārthas tad asya puruṣānatiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: «Cuando densas masas de carros, con numerosos elefantes y caballos, se precipitaron desde todos los flancos, Pārtha (Arjuna) no se turbó ni un instante. Su firmeza y valor superaban a los de los demás hombres.»

Word by Word

• आपतत्सु: while (they were) rushing/attacking
• आपतत्सु: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त, नपुंसक, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• रथौधेषु: in the masses/hosts of chariots
• रथौधेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथौध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• प्रभूत: abundant, many
• प्रभूत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• गजवाजिषु: among elephants and horses
• गजवाजिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजवाजि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)

• असम्भ्रमत्: became confused/was agitated
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतन भूत), प्रथम, एकवचन

• तदा: then, at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तत्: that (quality/act)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसक, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्य: of him
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पुरुषानति: surpassing of men; pre-eminence over men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषानति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• chariots
• elephants
• horses

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of inner steadiness (absence of sambhrama—panic) under extreme pressure. Arjuna’s composure amid overwhelming forces exemplifies disciplined courage and the Kṣatriya virtue of facing danger without losing self-command.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a moment in the battle when large formations of enemy chariots, supported by elephants and horses, surge toward Arjuna. Despite being assailed from all sides, Arjuna remains unshaken, and his superior valor is praised.