Mahabharata 7.97.47 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 97, Shloka 47

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

अलम्बुषं राक्षसेन्द्रे कुन्तिभोजो महारथ: । सैन्येन महता युक्त: क्रुद्धसब्पमवारयत्‌,पाण्डवपक्षके महारथी राजा कुन्तिभोजने विशाल सेनाके साथ आकर कुपित हुए कौरवपक्षीय राक्षसराज अलम्बुषका सामना किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

alambuṣaṁ rākṣasendre kuntibhojo mahārathaḥ |

sainyena mahatā yuktaḥ kruddhaḥ samaram āvarayat ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。ついでクンティボージャ王、偉大なる車戦の勇士は、大軍を伴って来たり、憤りをもって羅刹の王アランブシャに立ち向かい、これを押しとどめた。

Word by Word

• अलम्बुषम्: Alambuṣa (the demon)
• अलम्बुषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षसेन्द्रे: in/with regard to the lord of rākṣasas
• राक्षसेन्द्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कुन्तिभोजः: Kuntibhoja (king)
• कुन्तिभोजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तिभोज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सैन्येन: with an army
• सैन्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great, large
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तः: joined/attended (by), accompanied
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्: together, completely (prefix)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• अवारयत्: checked, opposed, confronted
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वारयति, caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Alambuṣa
• Kuntibhoja
• Rākṣasas
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kauravas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid fury, righteous warfare emphasizes restraint of destructive forces and protection of one’s side; a kṣatriya’s dharma includes standing against a cruel or destabilizing opponent to safeguard the larger order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Kuntibhoja arrives with a large army and, angered, confronts and halts Alambuṣa, the rākṣasa-king fighting for the Kauravas, thereby defending the Pandava formation.