Shloka 36
Devanagari script
तमुद्यतमहाचापं दृष्टवा ते व्यथिता नृपा:
Transliteration
tam udyata-mahā-cāpaṁ dṛṣṭvā te vyathitā nṛpāḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。大弓を高く掲げ、放たんと備える彼を見て、諸王は恐れと不安に揺さぶられた——武威が決意を呑み込み、戦における勇気と狼狽のあわいの脆さが露わになる一瞬であった。
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उद्यत-महा-चापम्having a great bow held aloft/raised
उद्यत-महा-चापम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्यत + महा + चाप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
व्यथिताःdistressed, shaken
व्यथिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यथित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नृपाःkings
नृपाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaH
him (unnamed warrior)K
kings (nṛpāḥ)G
great bow (mahācāpa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the display of disciplined martial readiness can unsettle even powerful leaders, reminding readers that in dharmic warfare inner steadiness is as crucial as weapons—fear arises when resolve is not anchored in duty and clarity.
Sañjaya reports that the assembled kings become alarmed upon seeing a formidable warrior with his mighty bow lifted to strike, signaling an imminent and dangerous turn in the battle.