Shloka 42
चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः
Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement
Devanagari script
अथैनमभ्ययु: सर्वा देवसेना: सहस्रशः
Transliteration
athainam abhyayuḥ sarvā devasenāḥ sahasraśaḥ
Translation
そののち、天の軍勢はことごとく、幾千とも知れぬ数で彼に向かって押し寄せた。
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभ्ययुःapproached/advanced upon
अभ्ययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-या (धातु: या)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
देवसेनाःarmies of the gods
देवसेनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवसेना
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सहस्रशःby thousands; in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
म
मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)द
देवसेना (celestial armies)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how, when cosmic order (dharma) is perceived to be at stake, collective forces—here symbolized by the hosts of the gods—mobilize decisively. It highlights the ethical gravity of actions that provoke a response from the wider moral universe.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates a sudden escalation: the divine armies, in vast numbers, advance upon a particular figure (“him”), indicating the onset of a major confrontation and the assembling of overwhelming celestial power.