Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तथा च सर्वास्तिमिरेण वै दिशो मेघैर्व॒ता न प्रदृश्येत किंचित्‌ । अथापोवाह्या भ्रसंघान्‌ समस्तान्‌ वायव्यास्त्रेणापतत: स कर्णात्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tathā ca sarvāstimireṇa vai diśo meghair vātā na pradṛśyeta kiñcit | athāpovāhyā bhra-saṅghān samastān vāyavyāstreṇāpatataḥ sa karṇāt |

Translation

Санджая сказал: Когда хлынули массы туч, все стороны света покрылись тьмой, так что не было видно решительно ничего. Тогда вся тучная рать, устремившаяся от Карны, была рассечена Ветренным оружием (Вайавья-астрой), и видимость на поле боя вернулась.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तिमिरेण: by darkness
• तिमिरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• मेघैः: by clouds
• मेघैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वृता: covered, enveloped
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• प्रदृश्येत: would be seen, might appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Atmanepada, 3rd, Singular

• किंचित्: anything, something
• किंचित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किंचित्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अपोवाह्य: having driven away, having swept off
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + वह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (base)

• भ्रसंघान्: masses/hosts (of clouds)
• भ्रसंघान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रसंघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समस्तान्: all, entire
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• वायव्यास्त्रेण: with the Vāyavya weapon (wind-weapon)
• वायव्यास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्य + अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अपततः: from (him) who was falling/descending; from the one who attacked
• अपततः: Apadana
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णात्: from Karṇa
• कर्णात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Vāyavya-astra (Wind weapon)
• clouds (megha)
• directions (diś)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, advantage gained through obscuring perception (darkness, concealment) is met by countermeasures that restore clarity; the episode highlights that true prowess is tested when confusion is dispelled and skill must stand openly.

What is happening in the narrative?

Clouds spread darkness in all directions so nothing is visible; then the cloud-masses coming from Karṇa are dispersed by the Vāyavya-astra (Wind weapon), clearing the battlefield.