Shloka 64
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
Devanagari script
सहदेवो5पि कौरव्य रजोमेघे समुत्थिते
Transliteration
sahadevo 'pi kauravya rajomeghe samutthite
Translation
ହେ କୌରବବଂଶଜ! ଧୂଳିର ମେଘ ଉଠିଲାବେଳେ ସହଦେବ ମଧ୍ୟ (ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ)।
Word by Word
सहदेवःSahadeva
सहदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कौरव्यO Kaurava (descendant of Kuru)
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
रजोमेघेin the cloud of dust
रजोमेघे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरजोमेघ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समुत्थितेhaving arisen/when (it was) raised
समुत्थिते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-उत्-स्था
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
सहदेव (Sahadeva)क
कौरव्य (Kauravya / Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)र
रजोमेघ (cloud of dust)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral atmosphere of war: even capable and disciplined warriors must act amid confusion and obscurity. It underscores steadiness and resolve—performing one’s duty despite the battlefield’s blinding chaos.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Sahadeva also advanced/acted in the battle at a moment when a thick cloud of dust had risen, indicating intense movement of troops and chariots and reduced visibility.