Shloka 3436

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

भयं विवेश पाण्डूंस्तु सवानिव ससोमकान्‌ | उस महामनस्वी वीरकी वायुतुल्य गदाके वेगको देखकर सोमकोंसहित समस्त पाण्डवोंके मनमें भय समा गया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhayaṁ viveśa pāṇḍūṁs tu savān iva sasomakān | tasya mahāmanasvī vīrasya vāyutulya-gadā-vegaṁ dṛṣṭvā somakān-sahita-samasta-pāṇḍavānāṁ manasi bhayaṁ samāviśat |

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: El temor penetró en los Pāṇḍavas—junto con los Somakas—como una fuerza súbita y avasalladora. Al ver la velocidad, semejante al viento, con que se precipitaba la maza de aquel héroe magnánimo, el pavor se extendió por la mente de todos los Pāṇḍavas con los Somakas, pues la violencia de la guerra hace vacilar incluso a los firmes.

Word by Word

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विवेश: entered, pervaded
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डून्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तु: indeed, but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सवानिव: as if with (their) allies/companions
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सवानि + इव

• ससोमकान्: together with the Somakas
• ससोमकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Pandavas
• Somakas
• mace (gadā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how overwhelming force and visible martial prowess can shake even seasoned warriors; ethical steadiness in war is tested not only by duty but by fear, and courage is shown by acting rightly despite inner trembling.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that, upon witnessing a great-souled hero’s mace moving with wind-like speed, fear spreads through the Pandava side, including their Somaka allies, indicating the opponent’s terrifying momentum in the battle.