Shloka 57
Devanagari script
यथा मृगगणांस्त्रस्तान् सिंहो द्रावयते दिश:
Transliteration
yathā mṛgagaṇāṁs trastān siṁho drāvayate diśaḥ
Translation
સંજયે કહ્યું— “જેમ સિંહ ભયભીત હરણોના ઝુંડને સર્વ દિશાઓમાં હાંકી કાઢે છે, તેમ જ તે મહાબલી યોદ્ધાએ ભીત સેનાને ચારે તરફ વિખેરી નાખી.”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
मृगगणान्herds of deer
मृगगणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृगगण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
त्रस्तान्frightened
त्रस्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रस्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सिंहःa lion
सिंहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्रावयतेdrives away, puts to flight
द्रावयते:
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (द्रावय- caus.)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
दिशःto the directions (all around)
दिशः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaL
lion (siṁha)H
herds of deer (mṛgagaṇa)D
directions/quarters (diśaḥ)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
The verse highlights how fear spreads in conflict: when a force is overwhelmed by superior power, cohesion collapses and people scatter instinctively. Ethically, it underscores the responsibility of leaders and warriors to maintain steadiness and discipline rather than letting panic dictate action.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where one dominant fighter (implied by context) causes opposing troops to flee in disorder, compared to a lion scattering frightened deer in every direction.