Shloka 48
Devanagari script
तथैव शरवर्षेण भास्करो रश्मिवानिव
Transliteration
tathaiva śaravarṣeṇa bhāskaro raśmivān iva
Translation
ထိုနည်းတူပင်၊ မြားမိုးအလယ်၌ သူသည် ရောင်ခြည်ပြည့်ဝသော နေမင်းကဲ့သို့ တောက်ပလင်းလက်၍ စစ်၏ကြမ်းတမ်းမှုအတွင်း၌ပင် မတုန်လှုပ် မလျော့နည်းဘဲ ထင်ရှားရောင်ပြန်လျက်ရှိ하였다။
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just, exactly
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
शरवर्षेणby a shower of arrows
शरवर्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरवर्ष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भास्करःthe sun
भास्करः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभास्कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रश्मिवान्possessing rays, radiant
रश्मिवान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरश्मिवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
भ
भास्कर (the Sun)श
शर (arrows)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and inner radiance under pressure: true valor is not merely striking back, but remaining composed and luminous in the midst of overwhelming danger—an ideal aligned with kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya describes a warrior on the battlefield being assailed by a dense shower of arrows, yet appearing brilliant and unshaken—compared to the Sun shining with its rays despite surrounding conditions.