Shloka 146

Devanagari script

पाण्डवेयानि सैन्यानि विद्रवन्ति दिशो दश । “यह वही वीर है जिसकी प्रत्यंचाकी अत्यन्त भयानक टंकार सुनकर पाण्डव-सेना दसों दिशाओंमें भागने लगती है

Transliteration

pāṇḍaveyāni sainyāni vidravanti diśo daśa |

Translation

Sañjaya disse: “Os exércitos aliados aos Pāṇḍavas se rompem e fogem nas dez direções. O terrível estalo da corda do arco daquele herói espalha pânico, transformando fileiras disciplinadas em debandada.”

Word by Word

• पाण्डवेयानि: Pandava-related
• पाण्डवेयानि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सैन्यानि: armies, troops
• सैन्यानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• विद्रवन्ति: run away, flee
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pāṇḍava army

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharmic struggle, outcomes on the battlefield are shaped by morale, fear, and sudden shocks; ethical intent does not automatically prevent collapse when courage and cohesion fail.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍava-aligned forces are scattering in all directions, overwhelmed by the terrifying sound and presence of a formidable warrior in the fight.