Shloka 51

प्रजानाथ! प्रबल भार्गवास्त्रसे समरांगणमें पीड़ित होनेवाले पांचालोंका महान्‌ हाहाकार सब ओर गूँजने लगा ।। निपतद्धिर्गजै राजन्नश्वैश्षञापि सहस्रश: | रथैश्नापि नरव्याप्र नरैश्नैव समन्‍तत:

prajānātha! prabala-bhārgavāstrase samarāṅgaṇe pīḍita-honevāle pāñcālānāṃ mahān hāhākāraḥ sarva-ora gūñjane lagā || nipatadbhiḥ gajaiḥ rājann aśvaiś ca api sahasraśaḥ | rathaiś ca api nara-vyāghra naraiḥ eva samantataḥ ||

Sañjaya dit : Ô seigneur des hommes, tandis que la puissante arme de Bhārgava faisait rage sur le champ de bataille, les Pāñcālas, tourmentés par sa force, poussèrent un grand cri qui résonna de toutes parts. Ô roi, des éléphants et des chevaux tombaient par milliers ; les chars aussi étaient brisés, et les hommes—ô tigre parmi les hommes—gisaient épars de tous côtés. Le vers souligne le poids moral de la guerre : lorsque des armes irrésistibles sont déchaînées, la souffrance de peuples entiers submerge toute distinction de rang et de vaillance.

निपतद्भिःby (those) falling
निपतद्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनिपतत् (√पत्)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
गजैःby elephants
गजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
अश्वैःby horses
अश्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सहस्रशःby thousands; in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
रथैःby chariots
रथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men
नरव्याघ्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नरैःby men
नरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
समन्ततःon all sides; all around
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee: rājan, prajānātha)
P
Pañcālas
B
Bhārgavāstra
B
battlefield (samarāṅgaṇa)
E
elephants (gaja)
H
horses (aśva)
C
chariots (ratha)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of unleashing overwhelming weapons in war: once such force is set loose, mass suffering follows, and the battlefield becomes a scene of indiscriminate ruin. It invites reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the human cost that accompanies martial prowess.

Sañjaya reports to the king that a powerful Bhārgava weapon is devastating the Pañcāla forces. Their cries fill the directions as elephants, horses, chariots, and soldiers collapse in vast numbers across the battlefield.