Shloka 59

Devanagari script

दर्शयन्‌ सर्वसैन्यानां स बाद्दोर्बलमात्मन: । सिंहनादस्वनं कृत्वा निर्जनाम धनंजय:,समस्त सैनिकोंको अपना बाहुबल दिखाते हुए अर्जुन सिंहनाद करके वहाँसे लौटे

Transliteration

darśayan sarvasainyānāṁ sa bāddhorbalam ātmanaḥ | siṁhanādasvanaṁ kṛtvā nirjanām dhanaṁjayaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Displaying his own strength of arm before all the assembled troops, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) let out a lion-like roar; and having done so, he withdrew from that place, leaving it deserted—an act that publicly affirmed his prowess and resolve in the face of the gathered martial community.

Word by Word

दर्शयन्showing

सर्वसैन्यानाम्of all the armies/troops

सःhe

बाहुदोर्बलम्the strength of (his) arms and forearms

आत्मनःof himself / his own

सिंहनादस्वनम्a lion-roar sound (lion-roar and sound)

कृत्वाhaving made / having done

निर्जनाम्to a deserted (place) / desolate

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

sarvasainyāḥ (the assembled troops/armies)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of openly demonstrating courage and capability before the martial community; honor and resolve are affirmed through disciplined, public acts rather than mere words.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna, before all the troops, displays his arm-strength and gives a lion-like roar as a sign of confidence and dominance, then departs, leaving the place deserted.