Shloka 336

Chapter 12: Arjuna’s suppression of the Saṃśaptakas and duel with Aśvatthāmā

Drauṇi

Devanagari script

चचार मण्डलान्येव गतप्रत्यागतानि च । सैकड़ों तारक-चिह्लोंसे भरी हुई सात्यकिकी ढाल काटकर विन्द गत और प्रत्यागत आदि पैंतरे बदलने लगा

Transliteration

cācāra maṇḍalānyeva gatapratyāgatāni ca |

Translation

Санджая сказал: Он двигался круговыми манёврами, быстро чередуя наступление и отступление. Рассекши щит Сатьяки, украшенный сотнями звёздных знаков, Винда стал менять приёмы — то вперёд, то назад — с выучкой бывалого воина.

Word by Word

• चचार: moved about / performed
• चचार: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मण्डलानि: circles / circular maneuvers
• मण्डलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गत: gone (forward)
• गत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• प्रत्यागतानि: returned / come back
• प्रत्यागतानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-आ-गम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural, kta (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined martial conduct—controlled movement, measured advance and retreat—suggesting that even in violent conflict, skill and restraint shape a warrior’s action within the demands of kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a fighter executing circular maneuvers and alternating advance-and-withdrawal movements, indicating tactical footwork and readiness in the ongoing battle.