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Shloka 8

भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash

द्रवमाणेषु शूरेषु सोदरेषु तव प्रभो । सूतपुत्रे च राधेये पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्‌,'प्रभो! उस अवसरपर तुम्हारे ये शूरवीर भाई और राधानन्दन सूतपुत्र कर्ण तो मैदान छोड़कर भाग गये थे। यह अर्जुनकी अदभुत शक्तिका पर्याप्त उदाहरण है

sañjaya uvāca |

dravāmāṇeṣu śūreṣu sodareṣu tava prabho |

sūtaputre ca rādhēye paryāptaṃ tan nidarśanam ||

പ്രഭോ! ആ അവസരത്തിൽ നിന്റെ വീര സഹോദരന്മാർ ചിതറി ഓടിപ്പോയിരുന്നു; രാധേയനായ സൂതപുത്രൻ കർണ്ണനും യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്തിരിഞ്ഞിരുന്നു—ഇതുതന്നെ അർജുനന്റെ അസാധാരണ ശക്തിക്ക് മതിയായ തെളിവാണ്.

द्रवमाणेषुwhile (they were) fleeing/running away
द्रवमाणेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्रवत् (√द्रु)
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
शूरेषुamong the heroes/warriors
शूरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
सोदरेषुamong (your) brothers (born of the same mother)
सोदरेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसोदर
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
तवof you/your
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
प्रभोO lord/master
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सूतपुत्रेin/with regard to the charioteer’s son
सूतपुत्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
राधेयेin/with regard to Rādheya (Karna)
राधेये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराधेय
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पर्याप्तम्sufficient/adequate
पर्याप्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्याप्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
निदर्शनम्example/illustration
निदर्शनम्:
TypeNoun
Rootनिदर्शन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
D
Dhritarashtra (implied by prabho/tava)
K
Kaurava brothers (sodara)
K
Karna (Sutaputra, Radheya)
A
Arjuna

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how observable conduct in crisis—especially the retreat of renowned warriors—serves as compelling evidence of an opponent’s superior prowess; it also underscores the ethical tension in war between reputation and actual steadfastness under pressure.

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that even Dhritarashtra’s own heroic sons and Karna withdrew from the field at a critical moment, and he presents this retreat as a decisive demonstration of Arjuna’s exceptional strength.