Shloka 5
Devanagari script
अभिद्रव रणे हृष्टो मा च ते भी: कथंचन । जनमेजय: शिखण्डी च दौर्मुखिश्व॒ यशोधर:
Transliteration
abhidrava raṇe hṛṣṭo mā ca te bhīḥ kathaṃcana | janamejayaḥ śikhaṇḍī ca daurmukhiś ca yaśodharaḥ ||
Translation
अभिद्रव रणे हृष्टो मा च ते भीः कथंचन । जनमेजयः शिखण्डी च दौर्मुखिश्च यशोधरः ॥
Word by Word
अभिद्रवrun towards / charge
अभिद्रव:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootअभि√द्रु
Formलोट्, मध्यम, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
हृष्टःdelighted / exhilarated
हृष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहृष्ट
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तेof you / your
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
Formत्रिलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
भीःfear
भीः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभी
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
कथंचनin any way / at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
जनमेजयःJanamejaya
जनमेजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
शिखण्डीShikhandi
शिखण्डी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिखण्डिन्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दौर्मुखिःDurmukhi (proper name)
दौर्मुखिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदौर्मुखि
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यशोधरःYashodhara (bearer of fame)
यशोधरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयशोधर
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaJ
JanamejayaŚ
ŚikhaṇḍīD
DaurmukhiY
YaśodharaR
raṇa (battlefield)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse urges fearless, wholehearted engagement in one’s duty during crisis—here, the kṣatriya duty of battle—rejecting paralyzing fear and acting with steady resolve.
Sañjaya reports an exhortation to advance into combat with confidence, while naming warriors present/engaged—Janamejaya, Śikhaṇḍī, Daurmukhi, and Yaśodhara—situating the listener within the unfolding battle scene.