Shloka 8

Devanagari script

सनागप्त्त्यश्वरथे उभे बले विचित्रवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधे । चकम्पतुर्विस्मयनीयरूपे वियद्गताश्चार्जुनकर्णसंयुगे

Transliteration

sanāgapattyaśvarathe ubhe bale vicitravarmābharaṇāmbarāyudhe | cakampatur vismayanīyarūpe viyadgatāś cārjunakarṇasaṃyuge ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହାତୀ, ଘୋଡ଼ା, ରଥ ଓ ପଦାତି ସହିତ ଉଭୟ ପକ୍ଷର ଚତୁରଙ୍ଗିଣୀ ସେନା, ବିଚିତ୍ର କବଚ-ଆଭୂଷଣ-ବସ୍ତ୍ର-ଆୟୁଧରେ ସଜ୍ଜିତ ହୋଇ, ଅର୍ଜୁନ ଓ କର୍ଣ୍ଣଙ୍କ ସେଇ ଅଦ୍ଭୁତ ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱଯୁଦ୍ଧକୁ ଦେଖି ଭୟ ଓ ବିସ୍ମୟରେ କମ୍ପିଉଠିଲା। ଆକାଶଚାରୀ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭୟରେ ଥରଥର କମ୍ପିଲେ।

Word by Word

• सनागप्त्यश्वरथे: in (the army consisting of) elephants, foot-soldiers, horses and chariots
• सनागप्त्यश्वरथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग + पत्ति + अश्व + रथ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उभे: both
• उभे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• बले: armies/forces
• बले: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• विचित्रवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधे: having variegated armor, ornaments, garments and weapons
• विचित्रवर्माभरणाम्बरायुधे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र + वर्मन् + आभरण + अम्बर + आयुध
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Dual

• चकम्पतुः: trembled
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual

• विस्मयनीय: astonishing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्मयनीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रूपे: in (that) form/appearance
• रूपे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वियत्: in the sky
• वियत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वियत्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गताः: gone; moving; situated
• गताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्जुनकर्णसंयुगे: in the combat between Arjuna and Karna
• अर्जुनकर्णसंयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन + कर्ण + संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Karṇa
• both armies (Pāṇḍava and Kaurava forces)
• elephants
• horses
• chariots
• infantry
• aerial beings (viyadgatāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the overwhelming moral and martial gravity of a righteous yet tragic kṣatriya confrontation: when two foremost warriors clash, the fear and awe spread beyond individuals to entire armies and even the natural/cosmic order, underscoring the immense consequences of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that as Arjuna and Karṇa engage in a fierce duel, both sides’ fourfold armies—splendidly equipped—begin to tremble in fear and amazement, and even beings in the sky are shaken by the intensity of the combat.