Shloka 6

द्रोणानीक-व्यतिक्रमः — Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Break Through Droṇa’s Array

Devanagari script

तेन शब्देन वित्रस्ता धार्तराष्ट्रा: ससैन्धवा: । नाकस्मात्‌ सिंहनादो5यमिति मत्वा व्यवस्थिता:,“उस शब्दसे जयद्रथसहित सभी धूृतराष्ट्रपुत्र संत्रस्त हो उठे। वे यह सोचकर कि यह सिंहनाद अकारण नहीं हुआ है, सावधान हो गये

Transliteration

tena śabdena vitrastā dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ sasaindhavāḥ | nākasmāt siṃhanādo 'yam iti matvā vyavasthitāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Startled by that sound, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—together with Jayadratha—were thrown into alarm. Concluding that such a lion-roar could not have arisen without cause, they became alert and took up their positions with caution.

Word by Word

तेनby that

शब्देनby the sound

वित्रस्ताःterrified

धार्तराष्ट्राःthe sons of Dhritarashtra

सtogether with

सैन्धवाःthe Saindhavas (Jayadratha and his men)

नnot

अकस्मात्without cause, suddenly

सिंहनादःlion-roar

अयम्this

इतिthus (quotative)

मत्वाhaving thought/considered

व्यवस्थिताःstood ready / became alert

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (Kauravas)

Jayadratha (Saindhava)

siṃhanāda (lion-roar/battle-cry)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes