Shloka 131

Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens

Devanagari script

त॑ सर्वे संश्रयिष्याम: प्राकारमकुतो भया: । भीम प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठ देवराजमिवामरा:

Transliteration

taṁ sarve saṁśrayiṣyāmaḥ prākāram akuto-bhayāḥ | bhīma praharatāṁ śreṣṭha devarājam ivāmarāḥ ||

Translation

நாம் அனைவரும் எந்தத் திசையிலும் அச்சமின்றி அந்தப் பிராகாரத்தை (கோட்டைக்கோட்டை) அடைக்கலமாகக் கொள்வோம். ஓ பீமா, தாக்குதலாளர்களில் சிறந்தவனே! அமரர்கள் தேவராஜன் இந்திரனைச் சூழ்ந்து அடைவது போல.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संश्रयिष्यामः: we shall take refuge / resort
• संश्रयिष्यामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-श्रि
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• प्राकारम्: the rampart / fortification
• प्राकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकुतोभयाः: fearless (having fear from nowhere)
• अकुतोभयाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुतोभय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीम: O Bhima
• भीम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रहरताम्: of those who strike / of fighters
• प्रहरताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Kridanta
• Root: प्र-हृ
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठ: O best
• श्रेष्ठ: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• देवराजम्: the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अमराः: the immortals (gods)
• अमराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Amarāḥ (the gods)
• Prākāra (rampart/fortification)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights collective courage grounded in reliable protection and exemplary leadership: when a community unites around a strong defense and a foremost champion, fear diminishes and resolve strengthens—mirroring how the gods gather around Indra in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a war-situation in which the group intends to take shelter behind a fortification (prākāra) and remain fearless, while addressing Bhīma as the foremost striker, comparing their rallying to the gods’ support of Indra.