Shloka 10

Devanagari script

मकरा इव राजेन्द्र समुद्धततरड्धिणीम्‌ । गड्जां विक्षो भयिष्यन्ति पार्थानां युधि वाहिनीम्‌,राजेन्द्र! जैसे ग्राहगण उत्ताल तरंगोंवाली गंगाको मथ डालते हैं, उसी प्रकार ये त्रिगर्तदेशीय पाँचों क्षत्रिय वीर पाण्डवोंकी सेनामें हलचल मचा देंगे

Transliteration

makarā iva rājendra samuddhata-taraṅgiṇīm | gaṅgāṃ vikṣobhayiṣyanti pārthānāṃ yudhi vāhinīm ||

Translation

Bhīṣma dijo: «Oh rey, así como los cocodrilos baten y agitan con violencia el Ganges cuando sus olas se alzan tumultuosas, así estos cinco héroes kshatriyas de Trigarta sumirán en confusión al ejército de los Pāṇḍavas en el combate».

Word by Word

मकराःsharks/crocodiles (makaras)

इवlike/as

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

समुद्धत-तरङ्गिणीम्having violently upraised waves

गङ्गाम्the Ganga river

विक्षोभयिष्यन्तिthey will agitate/disturb

पार्थानाम्of the sons of Pritha (Pandavas)

युधिin battle

वाहिनीम्army/host

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Rājendra (the king, i.e., Dhritarashtra in context)

Ganga

Pandavas (Pārthas)

Trigarta Kshatriyas (five warriors)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how concentrated valor and aggressive initiative can disrupt even a strong force; it also reflects the Kshatriya ethos where prowess and tactical shock are decisive factors in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma warns the king that the five Trigarta Kshatriya champions will cause major disturbance in the Pandavas’ battle formation, using the image of crocodiles churning the turbulent Ganga to convey the scale of the upheaval.