Shloka 36

Devanagari script

स तेनाभिहतो राजन मूर्च्छामाशु समाविशत्‌

Transliteration

sa tenābhihato rājan mūrcchām āśu samāviśat

Translation

രാജൻ! ആ പ്രഹാരത്തിൽ ആഹതനായ അവൻ ഉടൻ തന്നെ മൂർച്ച്ഛയിൽ ആകപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिहतः: struck/attacked
• अभिहतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मूर्च्छाम्: fainting/swoon
• मूर्च्छाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्च्छा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• समाविशत्: entered/was seized by
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-विश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the mighty can be instantly brought low in war; the verse underscores the instability of bodily power and the swift consequences of violence, inviting reflection on the ethical cost and unpredictability of battlefield action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior, having been struck by a blow, quickly loses consciousness and falls into a swoon amid the ongoing combat.