Shloka 45

Devanagari script

भ्रमन्त इव शूरस्य शरबत्राता महात्मन:

Transliteration

bhramanta iva śūrasya śarabatrātā mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The great-souled hero’s quiver of arrows seemed to whirl about, as if in restless motion.”

Word by Word

• भ्रमन्तः: wandering/whirling
• भ्रमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु)
• Form: present participle (शतृ), parasmaipada (active), masculine, nominative, plural

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• शूरस्य: of the hero/valiant one
• शूरस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• शरबत्राताः: protectors/saviours from the arrow-weapon
• शरबत्राताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरबत्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled one
• महात्मनः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• a great-souled hero (unnamed in this half-verse)
• quiver (arrow-case)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the intensity and discipline of a warrior in battle: the very quiver appears to spin, suggesting ceaseless action and unwavering commitment to kṣatriya-duty amid the chaos of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya is describing a battlefield moment with vivid imagery: a noble warrior’s quiver (arrow-case) appears to whirl, implying rapid movement—either the warrior’s swift maneuvers or the continuous drawing and releasing of arrows.