Shloka 56

शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni

with Ulūka’s fall

Devanagari script

व्याकुलं तदभूत्‌ सर्व पाण्डवानां परै: सह

Transliteration

vyākulaṃ tad abhūt sarvaṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ paraiḥ saha

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Maka seluruh bala Pāṇḍawa, bersama para musuh yang menghadang, jatuh ke dalam kegelisahan dan kekacauan.

Word by Word

• vyākulam: agitated, confused
• vyākulam: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyākula
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• tat: that (situation/thing)
• tat: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• abhūt: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• sarvam: entire, wholly
• sarvam: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• pāṇḍavānām: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇḍava
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• paraiḥ: by/with the enemies, by others
• paraiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: para
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• saha: together with
• saha: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• enemies/opposing warriors (parāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-centered struggle, war generates collective agitation and loss of clarity; the verse highlights how quickly composure can collapse, implying the ethical need for steadiness, discipline, and discernment amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, following the preceding battlefield development, the Pāṇḍava side and their opponents together become unsettled and confused, indicating a sudden surge of disorder in the combat.