Shloka 37

Devanagari script

घटोत्कचप्रयुक्तेन सिंहनादेन भीषिता:

Transliteration

ghaṭotkaca-prayuktena siṃha-nādena bhīṣitāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Épouvantés par le rugissement, pareil à celui d’un lion, poussé par Ghaṭotkaca, ils furent saisis de peur — exemple de la puissance psychologique de la guerre, capable d’ébranler même des guerriers armés et d’éprouver la constance de l’esprit et du devoir.

Word by Word

• घटोत्कच: by Ghaṭotkaca
• घटोत्कच: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोत्कच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रयुक्तेन: employed/uttered (by)
• प्रयुक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-युज्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सिंहनादेन: with a lion-roar
• सिंहनादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीषिताः: terrified
• भीषिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीषित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ghaṭotkaca
• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that in warfare, inner steadiness is as crucial as weapons: fear can be induced through sound and display, and dharma for a warrior includes maintaining composure and resolve amid intimidation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Ghaṭotkaca’s formidable lion-like roar resounds on the battlefield, and the opposing warriors become frightened by the sheer force of that sound.