Shloka 193

भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen

Devanagari script

श्र॒ुत्वा सर्वाणि सैन्यानि त्रासं यास्यन्ति भारत | “भारत! बजते हुए पांचजन्य और टंकारते हुए गाण्डीव धनुषकी भयंकर ध्वनि सुनकर आज सारी कौरव सेनाएँ भयभीत हो उठेंगी

Transliteration

śrutvā sarvāṇi sainyāni trāsaṃ yāsyanti bhārata |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ô Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) ! En l’entendant, toutes tes armées seront saisies d’effroi.»

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (अव्ययभावे), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सैन्यानि: armies
• सैन्यानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• त्रासम्: fear, terror
• त्रासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यास्यन्ति: will go to / will fall into
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्, भविष्यत्, प्रथम, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• Kaurava armies (implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how inner resolve and righteous confidence manifest outwardly as signs that affect collective morale. In epic ethics, courage grounded in dharma can unsettle adharma-driven forces even before weapons strike.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava forces will be gripped by fear upon hearing the formidable sounds associated with the Pāṇḍava side, foreshadowing psychological advantage at the outset of combat.