Shloka 263

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

पश्यतां पाण्डुपुत्राणां सिंहनादं ननाद च । भारत! फिर शल्यने दो बाणोंसे राजा युधिष्ठिरकी उस शतघ्नीको भी पाण्डवोंके देखते-देखते काट डाला और सिंहके समान दहाड़ना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

paśyatāṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ siṃhanādaṃ nanāda ca |

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。パーンドゥの子らが見守る中、彼は獅子のごとき咆哮を放った。戦場のただ中で威勢を示し、敵の武者を威圧するためであった。

Word by Word

पश्यताम्while (they two) were watching / in the presence of the two watching

पाण्डु-पुत्राणाम्of the sons of Pाण्डु (the Pāṇḍavas)

सिंह-नादम्a lion-roar

ननादroared / sounded

चand

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍuputras (Pāṇḍavas)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya battlefield ethos: public displays of fearlessness and dominance (such as a lion-like roar) are used to strengthen one’s own side and unsettle the enemy, reflecting how psychological force accompanies physical combat.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the presence of the Pāṇḍavas, a warrior roars like a lion—an emphatic battle-cry signaling confidence and challenge amid the ongoing fighting.