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Shloka 64

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

पर्वताक्ष शतघ्न्यक्ष प्रासासिपरिघा गदा: । निपतद्धिश्व तैघेरिदेवानीकं महायुधै:

parvatākṣa-śataghnīyakṣa-prāsāsi-parighā gadāḥ | nipatad dhiśva tais tīvrair devānīkaṁ mahāyudhaiḥ ||

Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: «Entonces, con armas poderosas—proyectiles como piedras de montaña, pesadas mazas, lanzas, espadas, barras de hierro y garrotes—el ejército de los dioses fue golpeado por todos lados, mientras aquellas armas feroces caían como una lluvia. La escena muestra cómo incluso un ejército justo puede ser puesto a prueba por una fuerza abrumadora, y cómo se exige valor y firmeza en medio del caos de la batalla.»

पर्वताःmountains
पर्वताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अक्षाःaxles (or dice/eyes; here likely axles as missiles)
अक्षाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शतघ्न्यःsataghnī weapons (missiles/stone-balls)
शतघ्न्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशतघ्नी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
प्रासाःspears
प्रासाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
असयःswords
असयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परिघाःiron clubs/bars
परिघाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरिघ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गदाःmaces
गदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
निपतत्falling down
निपतत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Shatru (present active participle)
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तैःby those
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
घोरैःterrible
घोरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
देवानीकम्the army/host of the gods
देवानीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवानीक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
महायुधैःwith great weapons
महायुधैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहायुध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
D
devānīka (host of the gods)
W
weapons: śataghnī, prāsa, asi, parigha, gadā, parvatākṣa

Educational Q&A

The verse underscores that in war—even when one’s cause is aligned with dharma—one must endure severe trials. Ethical steadiness is tested not by comfort but by the pressure of violent opposition, where courage and discipline become moral necessities.

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a fierce assault in which powerful weapons—spears, swords, maces, iron bars, and heavy missiles—rain down upon the army of the gods, striking them from all directions.