Shloka 120

Devanagari script

यक्षरक्ष:समाकीर्णे रथाश्वद्धिपदारुणे

Transliteration

yakṣarakṣaḥ-samākīrṇe rathāśvaddhipadāruṇe

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ଯକ୍ଷ ଓ ରାକ୍ଷସମାନଙ୍କରେ ଠସାଠସି ଥିଲା, ଏବଂ ରଥ, ଅଶ୍ୱ ଓ ଦ୍ୱିପ (ହାତୀ) ମାନଙ୍କର ପଦଦଳନରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୟାନକ ହୋଇଉଠିଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• यक्ष: yakshas
• यक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रक्षः: rakshasas/demons
• रक्षः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• समाकीर्णे: crowded/filled
• समाकीर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-कीर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रथ: chariots
• रथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अश्व: horses
• अश्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विप: elephants
• द्विप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विप
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दारुणे: terrible/fierce
• दारुणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• yakṣas
• rākṣasas
• chariots
• horses
• elephants

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how war—especially the nocturnal, lawless slaughter of the Sauptika episode—invites a descent into fear, cruelty, and ‘inhuman’ forces, symbolized by yakṣas and rākṣasas, warning that adharma makes the world itself appear monstrous.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the battlefield atmosphere as terrifying: it seems crowded with supernatural beings, while the ground is churned and made dreadful by the trampling of chariots, horses, and elephants—setting the tone for the grim events of the night.