Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पक्षिण: पशवो गावो विनेदुश्चापि सुव्रता: । परम॑ प्रयतात्मानो न शान्तिमुपलेभिरे,पक्षी और गाय आदि पशु भी चीत्कार करने लगे। उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले शुद्धचित्त साधु पुरुष भी अत्यन्त अशान्त हो उठे

Transliteration

pakṣiṇaḥ paśavo gāvo vineduś cāpi suvratāḥ | paramaṃ prayatātmāno na śāntim upalebhire |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even the birds, the beasts, and the cows began to cry out. And those disciplined, pure-minded men—faithful to noble vows—found no peace at all. The turmoil of the war had so disturbed the world that even the self-controlled were shaken from inner calm, as if nature itself were protesting the unrighteousness and terror of the moment.

Word by Word

पक्षिणःbirds

पशवःbeasts/animals

गावःcows

विनेदुःcried out/made a loud sound

चand

अपिalso/even

सुव्रताःof good vows; well-disciplined

परम्exceedingly/very

प्रयतात्मानःself-controlled; purified in mind

नnot

शान्तिम्peace/calm

उपलेभिरेobtained/found

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

birds

animals

cows

suvratāḥ (vow-observant ascetics/virtuous men)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes