Shloka 483

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

अस्त्रस्यास्य प्रभावाद्‌ वै व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः । “तुम्हारा यह पुत्र इस अस्त्रके प्रभावसे रणक्षेत्रमें शत्रुओंके लिये सदा ही दुर्धर्ष होगा। अतः तुम्हारी मानसिक चिन्ता निवृत्त हो जानी चाहिये”

Transliteration

astrasyāsya prabhāvād vai vyetu te mānaso jvaraḥ |

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—अस्यास्त्रस्य प्रभावाद् वै व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः। अनेन प्रभावेण तवायं पुत्रो रणक्षेत्रे शत्रूणां सदा दुर्धर्षो भविष्यति; तस्मात् तव हृदि चिन्ता निवर्तताम्।

Word by Word

अस्त्रस्यof the weapon

अस्यof this

प्रभावात्from (by reason of) the power/effect

वैindeed

व्येतुlet (it) go away/cease

तेyour

मानसःmental

ज्वरःfever; anguish

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

astra (weapon/missile)

the son (unspecified in this pāda)

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?

Even amid war, counsel aims to steady the mind: fear and grief are treated as a ‘fever’ to be dispelled through clear assessment of strength and circumstance, restoring composure and resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reassures the listener that, due to the potency of a particular weapon, the listener’s son will be difficult for enemies to overcome in battle, and thus the listener’s mental anxiety should subside.