Shloka 79

Devanagari script

तस्थौ सुविह्वल: संख्ये प्रहारजनितश्रम: । अथ द्रोणस्य समरे तत्कालसदृशं तदा

Transliteration

tasthau suvihvalaḥ saṅkhye prahārajanitaśramaḥ | atha droṇasya samare tatkālasadṛśaṃ tadā

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସମରରେ ସେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ବିହ୍ୱଳ ହୋଇ ଠିଆ ରହିଲେ; ପୁନଃପୁନଃ ପ୍ରହାରରୁ ଜନିତ ଶ୍ରମରେ କ୍ଲାନ୍ତ ଥିଲେ। ତେବେ ଦ୍ରୋଣଙ୍କ ସେହି ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ସେଇ କ୍ଷଣେ କାଳ ସଦୃଶ ଏକ ଘଟଣା ଘଟିଲା।

Word by Word

• तस्थौ: stood
• तस्थौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुविह्वलः: greatly bewildered/overwhelmed
• सुविह्वलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुविह्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• प्रहार-जनित-श्रमः: fatigued, produced by blows
• प्रहार-जनित-श्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• द्रोणस्य: of Droṇa
• द्रोणस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समरे: in the battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तत्काल-सदृशम्: like that very moment / instantaneous
• तत्काल-सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the human limits within warfare: even mighty warriors can become mentally shaken and physically drained. It also frames the battlefield as a realm where sudden, death-like reversals can arise, reminding the listener of impermanence and the grave ethical weight of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a combatant standing in the battle line, overwhelmed and exhausted from repeated strikes. He then signals that, in Droṇa’s sphere of fighting, something occurred that felt like the onset of death—foreshadowing a grim and decisive development.