Shloka 107

Devanagari script

य एक: पाण्डवीं सेनां शरौचै: समवेष्टयत्‌ । त॑ं समासाद्य पञ्चाला भीष्म नासन्‌ पराड्मुखा:

Transliteration

ya ekaḥ pāṇḍavīṁ senāṁ śarauśaiḥ samaveṣṭayat | taṁ samāsādya pañcālā bhīṣma nāsan parāṅmukhāḥ ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Тот, кто в одиночку, густым ливнем стрел, словно оплёл и стеснил всё войско Пандавов,—когда панчалы сблизились с ним, о Бхишма, они не обратились вспять. Перед одним грозным воином они устояли, явив стойкую отвагу под тяжестью нравственного бремени войны.

Word by Word

यःwho

एकःalone, single

पाण्डवींPandava (belonging to the Pandavas)

सेनाम्army

शरौघैःwith showers/masses of arrows

समवेष्टयत्enveloped, surrounded

तम्him

समासाद्यhaving approached, having encountered

पञ्चालाःthe Panchalas

भीष्मO Bhishma

नnot

आसन्were

पराङ्मुखाःturned away; facing away (i.e., fleeing)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīṣma

Pāṇḍava army

Pāñcālas

arrows (śara)

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?

The verse highlights steadfast courage and the kṣatriya ideal of not retreating when duty calls, even when confronted by overwhelming martial prowess. It frames bravery as a moral stance—remaining firm rather than turning away in fear.

What is happening in the narrative?

A single warrior is described as hemming in the Pāṇḍava forces with a heavy barrage of arrows. The Pāñcāla fighters then advance to engage him, and Sañjaya emphasizes to Bhīṣma that they did not flee or turn their backs.