Shloka 82

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

ते तं घनैरिवादित्यं दृष्टवा सम्परिवारितम्‌

Transliteration

te taṃ ghanair ivādityaṃ dṛṣṭvā samparivāritam

Translation

ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ಕಂಡರು—ಘನಮೋಡಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಿದ ಸೂರ್ಯನಂತೆ ಅವನು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದನು.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• घनैः: by clouds
• घनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• इव: as/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आदित्यम्: the sun
• आदित्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• सम्परिवारितम्: surrounded/encircled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-परि-√वृ (वारयति) / परि-√वृ (परिवारयति)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Āditya (the Sun)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses the sun obscured by clouds to suggest that true brilliance or virtue may be temporarily hidden by adverse conditions; one should not mistake temporary concealment for permanent defeat, and should respond with patience and clear judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a scene where a particular figure is seen fully encircled, and he conveys this visually through the comparison to the sun surrounded by thick clouds.