Shloka 58
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
Devanagari script
ता भुजाग्रैर्महावेगा निसृष्टा भुजगोपमा:
Transliteration
tā bhujāgrair mahāvegā nisṛṣṭā bhujagopamāḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「それらの武器は、武人たちの腕の先から凄まじい力で投げ放たれ、蛇のように走った。迅く、致命的で、狙いを外さぬ—そのため戦の暴力がもたらす恐怖と、道義の重みはいよいよ増した。」
Word by Word
ताःthose (women/they)
ताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
भुजाग्रैःwith the tips/ends of the arms
भुजाग्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभुजाग्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
महावेगाःvery swift/with great speed
महावेगाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावेग
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
निसृष्टाःreleased/shot/let go
निसृष्टाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√सृज्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त), Passive (participial)
भुजगोपमाःsnake-like; comparable to serpents
भुजगोपमाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभुजगोपम
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
weapons/missiles (implicit)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how warfare unleashes forces that become almost autonomous in their destructiveness—once released, violence moves swiftly and inevitably, heightening the ethical burden on those who choose to hurl it.
Sañjaya describes missiles being launched with great force; they rush forward like serpents, conveying speed, menace, and the lethal intensity of the ongoing combat.