Shloka 4

Devanagari script

दीर्घमुष्णं च नि:श्वस्य पाण्डवानेव चिन्तयन्‌ । श्रुत्वा च निनदं घोरं पाण्डवानां जयैषिणाम्‌

Transliteration

dīrgham uṣṇaṃ ca niḥśvasya pāṇḍavān eva cintayan | śrutvā ca ninadaṃ ghoraṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ jayaiṣiṇām ||

Translation

તે લાંબો અને ઉષ્મ શ્વાસ છોડીને માત્ર પાંડવોનું જ ચિંતન કરતો રહ્યો; અને વિજય ઇચ્છતા પાંડવોનો ભયંકર નાદ પણ તેણે સાંભળ્યો।

Word by Word

• दीर्घम्: long (for a long time)
• दीर्घम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उष्णम्: hot, heated
• उष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उष्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निःश्वस्य: having sighed/breathed out
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-श्वस्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• चिन्तयन्: thinking, pondering
• चिन्तयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निनदम्: sound, roar, din
• निनदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible, dreadful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• जयैषिणाम्: of those desiring victory
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयैषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and psychological pressure created by steadfast, victory-oriented resolve: the sound and presence of determined warriors can awaken fear, agitation, and obsessive rumination in the opposing side, reminding readers that inner turmoil is itself a consequence of conflict and adharma-driven choices.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a figure (contextually, one aligned against the Pāṇḍavas) breathing out a long, heated sigh while brooding on the Pāṇḍavas, and then hearing their terrifying roar—an auditory sign of their readiness and determination to win.