Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यदा तु पाण्डवा: सर्वे सुपरिश्रान्तवाहना:

Transliteration

yadā tu pāṇḍavāḥ sarve supariśrāntavāhanāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Mas quando todos os Pāṇḍavas—com suas montarias e suas parelhas—se viram completamente extenuados pelo esforço e caíram numa fadiga profunda, o ímpeto do confronto inclinou-se para uma pausa; mostrando que até os guerreiros mais justos e resolutos permanecem presos aos limites do corpo em meio às exigências da guerra.

Word by Word

यदाwhen

तुbut/indeed

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

सर्वेall

सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनाःwhose mounts/vehicles were very exhausted

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-driven struggle, bodily limits and exhaustion shape outcomes; perseverance must be balanced with realism about strength, resources, and timing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a moment when the Pāṇḍavas and their mounts/teams become thoroughly fatigued, signaling a shift in the battle’s pace and setting up the next development in the encounter.