Shloka 45

Devanagari script

तेषु किंचित्‌ प्रभग्नेषु विमुखेषु सपत्नजित्‌ । दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणो बभूवार्क इवोदित:

Transliteration

teṣu kiñcit prabhagneṣu vimukheṣu sapatnajit | divyam astraṃ vikurvāṇo babhūvārka ivoditaḥ ||

Translation

Quand certains d’entre eux furent brisés et, se détournant, battirent en retraite, le vainqueur des ennemis se mit à déployer une arme divine, flamboyant tel le soleil à peine levé—rendant l’élan aux siens et alourdissant la pression morale du combat par une puissance écrasante.

Word by Word

तेषुamong them / in them

किञ्चित्somewhat / to some extent

प्रभग्नेषुwhen (they were) broken/defeated

विमुखेषुwhen (they were) turned away / fleeing

सपत्नजित्the conqueror of foes (Sapatnajit)

दिव्यम्divine

अस्त्रम्weapon / missile

विकुर्वाणःwielding / employing / performing

बभूवbecame / was

अर्कःthe sun

इवlike / as

उदितःrisen

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kṛpa (speaker)

sapatnajit (epithet: conqueror of foes)

divya-astra (divine weapon)

arka (the sun, as simile)

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, when forces falter, a leader’s decisive action can restore momentum; ethically, it also points to the grave responsibility involved in unleashing divinely empowered weapons, where power must be weighed against the wider consequences of escalation.

What is happening in the narrative?

As some warriors are routed and begin to retreat, the foe-conquering champion responds by deploying a divine weapon, appearing radiant and formidable like the rising sun—signaling a surge in intensity on the battlefield.