Shloka 58

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

परिवार्य रणे वीरा: सिंहनादं प्रचक्रिरे । बाणशड्खरवांस्तीव्रान्‌ क्ष्वेडाश्न विविधा दधु:

Transliteration

parivārya raṇe vīrāḥ siṃhanādaṃ pracakrire | bāṇaśaṅkharavāṃs tīvrān kṣveḍāṃś ca vividhā dadhūḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Au cœur de la bataille, les héros se resserrèrent autour de Yudhiṣṭhira et élevèrent un rugissement de lion. Ils emplirent le champ du fracas aigu des flèches et des conques, et de multiples clameurs guerrières.

Word by Word

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• परिवार्य: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि√वृ (वारयति) / परिवार्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive), indeclinable

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वीराः: heroes/warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सिंहनादम्: lion-roar (battle-cry)
• सिंहनादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रचक्रिरे: they made/raised
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√कृ (करोति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बाण: arrows
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, (stem used in compound)

• शङ्ख: conches
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, (stem used in compound)

• रवान्: sounds/noises
• रवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तीव्रान्: intense/loud
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural (agreeing with रवान्)

• क्ष्वेडांश्च: shouts/war-cries
• क्ष्वेडांश्च: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्वेड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विविधाः: various
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural (intended agreement with क्ष्वेडान्; text shows nominative-form spelling)

• दधुः: they produced/uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (दधाति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• battlefield
• arrows
• conches

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a morally burdensome war, the epic highlights disciplined solidarity around rightful leadership: collective courage and clear signals (roars, conches) sustain order and resolve, reminding that dharma in battle includes cohesion, protection of the leader, and steadiness under pressure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Warriors on Yudhiṣṭhira’s side form a protective ring around him and loudly proclaim their presence—roaring like lions, sounding conches, and creating the intense din of arrows and battle-cries across the battlefield.