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Shloka 483

अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa

with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma

घटोत्कचेन सहिता: सिंहनादान्‌ प्रचक्रिरे । वे इतने डर गये थे कि हम दोनोंकी बातोंपर विश्वास नहीं करते थे। उन्हें भागते देख विजयी पाण्डव घटोत्कचके साथ सिंहनाद करने लगे

ghaṭotkacena sahitāḥ siṃhanādān pracakrire |

ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿ ಅವರು ಸಿಂಹನಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿದರು. ಶತ್ರುಪಕ್ಷವು ಅಷ್ಟೊಂದು ಭಯಗೊಂಡಿತ್ತು; ನಮ್ಮಿಬ್ಬರ ಮಾತುಗಳ ಮೇಲೂ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇಡಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವರನ್ನು ಓಡಿಹೋಗುವುದನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ವಿಜಯಿಗಳಾದ ಪಾಂಡವರು ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಿಂಹನಾದ ಮಾಡಿದರು.

घटोत्कचेनwith/along with Ghaṭotkaca
घटोत्कचेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootघटोत्कच
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सहिता:joined together, accompanied
सहिता::
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सिंहनादान्lion-roars (battle-cries)
सिंहनादान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसिंहनाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रचक्रिरेthey made/uttered
प्रचक्रिरे:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
G
Ghaṭotkaca
P
Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights how courage and unity can decisively shape a battle’s outcome: victory is not only physical but also psychological, as fear can break an army’s confidence, while disciplined triumph (expressed as a siṃhanāda) strengthens one’s side.

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by Ghaṭotkaca, raise loud victory-cries; the enemy, overwhelmed by fear and confusion, begins to flee, and the victors respond with further triumphant roars.