Shloka 56
Devanagari script
आदित्य इव मध्यद्ठे दुर्निरीक्ष्य: परंतप:
Transliteration
āditya iva madhyadṛṣṭe durnirīkṣyaḥ parantapaḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「正面から見れば太陽が目に耐えぬように、敵を焼き尽くすその勇者もまた、凝視することはできなかった。戦場におけるその存在は烈火のごとく燃え盛り、対する者の視線も心胆も圧し潰した。」
Word by Word
आदित्यःthe Sun
आदित्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआदित्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मध्याह्नेat midday
मध्याह्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्याह्न
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
दुर्निरीक्ष्यःhard to look at, unseeable
दुर्निरीक्ष्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्निरीक्ष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परंतपःthe scorcher of foes (hero)
परंतपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरंतप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaĀ
Āditya (the Sun)P
Parantapa (epithet of a warrior)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 overwhelming power and radiance in war can inspire awe and fear; ethically, it underscores that martial prowess has a psychological force, affecting perception and morale, not merely physical outcomes.
Sañjaya describes a warrior on the battlefield whose brilliance and ferocity make him as unendurable to behold as the sun when stared at directly, emphasizing the intensity of the ongoing combat in the Karṇa Parva.