Shloka 38
Devanagari script
त॑ दृष्टवा तस्य विक्रान्तमन्तकस्येव रूपिण:
Transliteration
taṁ dṛṣṭvā tasya vikrāntam antakasyeva rūpiṇaḥ
Translation
उसके पराक्रम को देखकर—जो मानो स्वयं अन्तक (मृत्यु) का रूप धारण किए हुए था—सब योद्धा विस्मय और भय से स्तब्ध हो गए, जैसे अवश्यंभावी विनाश सामने आ खड़ा हुआ हो।
Word by Word
तत्that (him/it)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
विक्रान्तम्valiant, striding forth, mighty
विक्रान्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootविक्रान्त
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
अन्तकस्यof Antaka (Death)
अन्तकस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
रूपिणःof the one having a form/appearance
रूपिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootरूपिन्
Formmasculine, genitive, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
Antaka (Death/Yama)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 overwhelming martial power can resemble Death itself, reminding listeners that war magnifies the reality of mortality and the grave ethical weight of violence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s terrifying prowess: upon seeing him, others perceive his appearance and energy as if Death (Antaka) had taken form on the battlefield.