Shloka 98

Devanagari script

ततः सम्पातिनो हंसास्त्वरिता मानसौकस:

Transliteration

tataḥ sampātino haṃsās tvaritā mānasaukasaḥ

Translation

Then, the swans—swiftly descending in a flock, dwellers of Lake Mānasa—hurried onward. The scene underscores how even nature’s creatures respond in ordered motion amid the vast, fate-driven momentum of the war narrative.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• सम्पातिनः: flying; swooping
• सम्पातिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पातिन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• हंसाः: swans
• हंसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• त्वरिताः: hurried; swift
• त्वरिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• मानसौकसः: dwellers of (Lake) Manasa; inhabitants of Manasa
• मानसौकसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस-ओकस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Haṃsas (swans)
• Mānasa (Lake Mānasa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses a brief natural image—swans moving swiftly in a flock—to suggest ordered movement and responsiveness in the world, hinting at how signs in nature can mirror the larger, inevitable unfolding of events in the war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a moment where swans associated with Lake Mānasa are seen hastening and descending together, functioning as a vivid atmospheric detail and potentially an omen-like sign within the broader battlefield narration.