Shloka 366

Devanagari script

घोररूपमसंवार्य निर्मर्यादमवर्तत । जैसे देहधारी जीवात्माका पाँचों इन्द्रियोंके साथ युद्ध हो रहा हो, उसी प्रकार उन पाँचों भाइयोंके साथ कृपाचार्यका युद्ध हो रहा था। धीरे-धीरे वह युद्ध अत्यन्त घोर, अनिवार्य और अमर्यादित हो गया

Transliteration

ghorarūpam asaṃvārya nirmaryādam avartata |

Translation

Sañjaya disse: A batalha tornou-se aterradora—irresistível e além de todos os limites. Como se um ser encarnado lutasse contra os cinco sentidos, assim Kṛpācārya contendia com os cinco irmãos; e, pouco a pouco, o combate tornou-se extremamente terrível, inevitável e sem freios, mostrando como a guerra pode corroer a contenção e os limites do dharma.

Word by Word

• घोररूपम्: having a terrible form; dreadful
• घोररूपम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोररूप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असंवार्यम्: irresistible; not to be checked
• असंवार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंवार्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निर्मर्यादम्: without bounds; lawless; unrestrained
• निर्मर्यादम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मर्याद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवर्तत: went on; continued; took place
• अवर्तत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛpācārya
• the five brothers (Pāṇḍavas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how unchecked conflict becomes 'nirmaryāda'—crossing ethical boundaries. It implicitly warns that when restraint (maryādā) collapses, violence escalates into an irresistible force, challenging dharmic conduct even among renowned warriors.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the intensifying combat in which Kṛpācārya fights the five Pāṇḍava brothers. The struggle is likened to a single embodied self contending with the five senses, emphasizing the overwhelming, many-sided pressure of facing five opponents and the growing ferocity of the battle.