Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स निर्भिन्नो विविधैरस्त्रपूगै- दिव्यैनगिर्मानिषै राक्षसैश्व । नदन्‌ नादान्‌ विविधान्‌ भैरवांश्व प्राणानिष्टांस्त्याजित: शक्रशक्त्या

Transliteration

sa nirbhinno vividhair astrapūgair divyair nāgair mānuṣair rākṣasaiś ca | nadan nādān vividhān bhairavāṁś ca prāṇān iṣṭāṁs tyājitaḥ śakraśaktyā ||

Translation

Ia tertembus oleh rentetan senjata beraneka ragam—yang bersifat surgawi, berasal dari kaum nāga, buatan manusia, dan milik para rākṣasa. Ia mengaum dengan pekik-pekik mengerikan yang bermacam-macam; lalu, dihantam oleh Śakti milik Indra, ia melepaskan nyawa yang begitu dicintainya.

Word by Word

सःhe

निर्भिन्नःpierced, rent asunder

विविधैःby various

अस्त्रपूगैःby masses/volleys of weapons

दिव्यैःby divine

नागैःby serpent(-weapons)/nagas

गन्धर्वैःby gandharva(-weapons)

मानुषैःby human

राक्षसैःby rakshasa(-weapons)

चand

नदन्roaring, crying aloud

नादान्sounds, roars

विविधान्various

भैरवान्terrible, dreadful

चand

प्राणान्life-breaths, life

इष्टान्dear, cherished

त्याजितःmade to abandon; forced to give up

शक्रशक्त्याby Indra's spear (Shakti weapon)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Śakra (Indra)

Śakti (spear weapon)

Divya-astras (celestial weapons)

Nāga-astras

Mānuṣa-astras

Rākṣasa-astras

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: even amid extraordinary prowess and supernatural weaponry, life is fragile and ultimately surrendered. It invites reflection on the cost of violence and the inevitability of death in righteous or unrighteous conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior being torn by volleys of diverse missiles—divine, nāga, human, and rākṣasa—and, after emitting dreadful roars, being slain (or forced to give up life) by Śakra’s spear (Indra’s śakti).