Shloka 9
Devanagari script
ततो बल॑ भारत भारतानां प्रदह्ममानं समरे महात्मना
Transliteration
tato balaṃ bhārata bhāratānāṃ pradahyamānaṃ samare mahātmanā
Translation
サञ्जャヤは言った。すると、ああバーラタよ、戦場のただ中で、バーラタ族の軍勢の力は、あの大いなる魂の戦士によって、火に焼かれるかのように消耗し始めた。
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
बलम्army, force
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, vocative, singular
भारताणाम्of the Bharatas
भारताणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, genitive, plural
प्रदह्यमानम्being burnt, being scorched
प्रदह्यमानम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + दह्
FormPresent passive participle (शानच्), neuter, accusative, singular
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, locative, singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled one
महात्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, instrumental, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by the vocative 'bhārata')B
Bhāratas (Kuru forces)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 the ethical weight of martial power: in war, extraordinary prowess can rapidly annihilate collective strength, reminding readers that victory achieved through sheer destruction carries grave human and moral costs.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, at that point in the battle, the Bhārata forces were being ‘burned up’—devastated—by a great warrior’s onslaught, indicating a sudden and severe turning of the tide.