Shloka 32

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

सीदन्तं चैनमालोक्य कृप: शारद्वतो युधि

Transliteration

sīdantaṃ cainam ālokya kṛpaḥ śāradvato yudhi

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「戦いのさなか、彼がよろめき、気力を沈ませてゆくのを見て、シャーラドヴァタのクリパは戦場でその様子を見て取った――この一瞥は、老練な戦士でさえ、戦の肉体的・道義的重圧の下で揺らぎ得ることを示している。」

Word by Word

• सीदन्तम्: sinking, despondent
• सीदन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सीदत् (√सद्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आलोक्य: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: आलोक्य (√लोक्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शारद्वतः: son/descendant of Śaradvat (patronymic)
• शारद्वतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शारद्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛpa
• Śāradvata (as lineage-epithet of Kṛpa)
• battlefield (yudhi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the reality that in war—even among trained kṣatriyas—inner strength can falter; recognizing another’s weakening state invites reflection on dharma, compassion, and the moral burden carried by warriors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Kṛpa Śāradvata notices someone on the battlefield who is ‘sīdant’—drooping or losing resolve—setting up Kṛpa’s response or the next action in the unfolding combat scene.