Shloka 6

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake

Devanagari script

तेषां चापभुजोत्सृष्टा शरवृष्टिविशाम्पते । आच्छादयद्‌ दिश: सर्वा धारा इव पयोमुच:

Transliteration

teṣāṃ cāpabhujotsṛṣṭā śaravṛṣṭi-viśāṃpate | ācchādayad diśaḥ sarvā dhārā iva payomucaḥ, prajānātha |

Translation

Санджая сказал: О владыка людей, защитник народа, дождь стрел, выпущенный теми воинами силой их луков и рук, покрыл все стороны света, как потоки воды из дождевых туч заволакивают небо со всех сторон.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them (those warriors)
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

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

• आपभुजोत्सृष्टाः: released from bows and arms (i.e., shot)
• आपभुजोत्सृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आप-भुज-उत्सृष्ट
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• शरवृष्टिः: shower of arrows
• शरवृष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-वृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आच्छादयत्: covered, concealed
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-छद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• धाराः: streams (torrents)
• धाराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पयोमुचः: clouds (water-releasers)
• पयोमुचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्-मुच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the warriors (unspecified combatants)
• bows
• arms/strength
• arrows
• rain-clouds
• the directions (quarters)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse primarily conveys the scale and inevitability of violence once war is fully engaged: human skill and aggression can become as pervasive as a natural storm. Ethically, it invites reflection on how quickly conflict can overwhelm all ‘directions’—all options and avenues—leaving little room for restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes an intense exchange in battle: warriors release such a dense volley of arrows that the sky in every direction seems covered, compared to rain-clouds pouring sheets of water.