Shloka 48
Devanagari script
तथैव शरवर्षेण भास्करो रश्मिवानिव
Transliteration
tathaiva śaravarṣeṇa bhāskaro raśmivān iva
Translation
ដូច្នេះដែរ កណ្ដាលភ្លៀងព្រួញនោះ គាត់ភ្លឺរលោងដូចព្រះអាទិត្យ មានពន្លឺរស្មី—មិនរអាក់រអួល ហើយរុងរឿងស្រស់ស្អាត ទោះនៅក្នុងហិង្សានៃសង្គ្រាមក៏ដោយ។
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just, exactly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
शरवर्षेणby a shower of arrows
शरवर्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरवर्ष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भास्करःthe sun
भास्करः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभास्कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रश्मिवान्possessing rays, radiant
रश्मिवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरश्मिवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भास्कर (the Sun)श
शर (arrows)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 steadfastness and inner radiance under pressure: true valor is not merely striking back, but remaining composed and luminous in the midst of overwhelming danger—an ideal aligned with kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a warrior on the battlefield being assailed by a dense shower of arrows, yet appearing brilliant and unshaken—compared to the Sun shining with its rays despite surrounding conditions.