Shloka 1013

Devanagari script

प्राद्रवन्त यथाशक्ति कांदिशीका विचेतस: । द्वारपाल दरवाजोंको और तम्बूकी रक्षा करनेवाले सैनिक तम्बुओंको छोड़कर यथाशक्ति भागने लगे। वे सब-के-सब अपनी सुध-बुध खो बैठे थे और यह भी नहीं जानते थे कि “उन्हें किस दिशामें भागकर जाना है”

Transliteration

prādravanta yathāśakti kāndiśīkā vicetasaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Orang-orang yang kebingungan melarikan diri dengan sekuat tenaga. Para pengawal pintu gerbang dan askar yang ditugaskan menjaga pintu masuk serta khemah meninggalkan tempat mereka lalu berlari. Semuanya hilang pertimbangan, bahkan tidak tahu “ke arah mana harus meloloskan diri”—gambaran panik ketika kewajipan runtuh di bawah ketakutan.

Word by Word

• प्राद्रवन्त: ran forth / fled
• प्राद्रवन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3rd, plural, परस्मैपद

• यथा: as / according to
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शक्ति: ability, power
• शक्ति: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (स्त्री)
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• कांदिशीका: not knowing which direction (bewildered as to direction)
• कांदिशीका: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कांदिशीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• विचेतसः: senseless, bewildered
• विचेतसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• gate-guards (dvārapāla)
• tents/camp (śibira/tambū implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how fear and shock can strip people of discernment (cetas) and make them abandon assigned duty; it serves as a moral-psychological warning that courage and clarity are essential for sustaining dharma in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the chaos in the camp, the guards and protectors of the gates and tents lose their composure and flee in confusion, unable even to decide which direction to run.