Shloka 125

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

पाकशासनिरायत्त: पार्थ: स निजघान ह,भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस समय सावधान हुए इन्द्रकुमार कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनने हाथी, घोड़ों और मनुष्योंसे भरी हुई उस सेनाका संहार कर डाला

Transliteration

pākaśāsanirāyattaḥ pārthaḥ sa nijaghāna ha

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତେବେ ପାକଶାସନ (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର)ଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ଓ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦେଶରେ ଥିବା ପାର୍ଥ ଅର୍ଜୁନ, ହାତୀ, ଘୋଡ଼ା ଓ ମନୁଷ୍ୟରେ ଠସେଇଥିବା ସେହି ସେନାକୁ ଯୁଦ୍ଧର ଘନଘଟାରେ ଆଘାତ କରି ଧ୍ୱଂସ କରିଦେଲେ; ଏହା ଦେବସହାୟତାପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ପରାକ୍ରମର ଭୟଙ୍କର ଦକ୍ଷତାକୁ ଦେଖାଏ, ଏବଂ ସୂଚାଏ ଯେ ଏମିତି ଶକ୍ତି ମଧ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମଯୁଦ୍ଧର କଠୋର କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ-ଚୌହଦି ମଧ୍ୟରେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ୍ୟ।

Word by Word

• पाकशासनिरायत्तः: dependent on Indra’s thunderbolt (i.e., protected/empowered by it)
• पाकशासनिरायत्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाकशासनि-आयत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pritha/Kunti)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• निजघान: slew/struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Pākaśāsana (Indra)
• elephants
• horses
• men
• army (senā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary power in war may be portrayed as supported by divine forces (Indra), yet it operates within the narrative logic of kṣatriya-duty: decisive action in a sanctioned battle. It invites reflection on agency—human effort joined with higher support—and on the grave moral weight of battlefield destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, described as acting under Indra’s protection/direction, devastates an opposing force packed with elephants, horses, and soldiers, cutting it down in the ongoing Kurukṣetra conflict.