Shloka 313

Devanagari script

न शान्तिं लेभिरे तत्र राक्षसैर्भूशपीडिता: । उन राक्षसोंसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित होकर पांचाल और सूंजयवंशी क्षत्रिय तथा उनके घोड़े और बड़े-बड़े हाथी भी शान्ति न पा सके

Transliteration

na śāntiṃ lebhire tatra rākṣasair bhūśapīḍitāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Là, cruellement tourmentés par les rākṣasas, ils ne trouvèrent aucune paix. Les Pañcālas et les kṣatriyas de la lignée des Sṛñjayas—avec leurs chevaux et leurs puissants éléphants—ne purent retrouver ni calme ni répit sous cette attaque implacable.

Word by Word

नnot

शान्तिम्peace

लेभिरेobtained / found

तत्रthere

राक्षसैःby the rakshasas (demons)

भूशपीडिताःafflicted/tormented by the burden (of the earth)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Rākṣasas

Pañcālas

Sṛñjayas

kṣatriyas

horses

elephants

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 unchecked violence and fear-inducing warfare destroy śānti (inner and outer peace) for all—warriors and even animals—implying an ethical critique of terror and cruelty as forces aligned with adharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pañcāla and Sṛñjaya forces, along with their horses and elephants, are being brutally harassed by rākṣasa fighters; the pressure is so intense that they cannot find any respite on the battlefield.