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Shloka 9

भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash

यच्च नः सहितान्‌ सर्वान्‌ विराटनगरे तदा । एक एव समुद्यात: पर्याप्त॑ तन्निदर्शनम्‌

yac ca naḥ sahitān sarvān virāṭa-nagare tadā | eka eva samudyātaḥ paryāptaṁ tan nidarśanam ||

સંજય બોલ્યો—વિરાટનગરમાં જ્યારે અમે બધા એકસાથે યુદ્ધ માટે અડગ ઊભા હતા, ત્યારે એકલા અર્જુને જ ઊભા થઈ અમ પર આક્રમણ કર્યું. આ જ તેની અપાર શક્તિનું પૂરતું પ્રમાણ છે.

यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
नःof us / our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
सहितान्together, united
सहितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विराट-नगरेin the city of Virata
विराट-नगरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविराटनगर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
एकःalone, one (person)
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
समुद्यतःhaving risen/advanced; having attacked
समुद्यतः:
Karta
TypeParticiple
Rootसम्-उद्-यत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally)
पर्याप्तम्sufficient, adequate
पर्याप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्याप्त
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तत्of that / that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Genitive (intended) / Nominative-Accusative (form-identical), Singular
निदर्शनम्example, illustration
निदर्शनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिदर्शन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
V
Virāṭanagara
A
Arjuna

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how undeniable evidence (nidarśana) can establish truth: Arjuna’s solitary advance against a united force becomes a moral-narrative proof of extraordinary capability, reinforcing the ideal of steadfast courage within kṣatriya-dharma.

Sañjaya recalls the earlier episode at Virāṭa’s city where the Kaurava side stood together for battle, yet Arjuna alone advanced to attack them; Sañjaya presents this as sufficient demonstration of Arjuna’s immense power.