Shloka 34

Devanagari script

दर्शयित्वा55त्मनो रूप॑ रुद्रोपेन्द्रसमं युधि

Transliteration

darśayitvātmanaḥ rūpaṁ rudropendrasamaṁ yudhi

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்: போர்க்களத்தில் அவர் தம் ரூபத்தை வெளிப்படுத்தினார்—ருத்ரன், இந்திரன் போன்ற மகிமையுடன்—போராளிகளின் உள்ளத்தில் அச்சத்தை விதைத்தார்.

Word by Word

• दर्शयित्वा: having shown
• दर्शयित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (caus. दर्शय-)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग (causative sense)

• आत्मनः: of himself / his own
• आत्मनः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रूपम्: form
• रूपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रुद्र-उपेन्द्र-समम्: equal to Rudra and Upendra
• रुद्र-उपेन्द्र-समम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्र + उपेन्द्र + सम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (स्त्री. युध्)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Upendra (Indra)
• battle (yuddha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary power, when manifested in war, reshapes the ethical and psychological field: it inspires awe and fear, reminding listeners that outcomes are not governed only by human effort but also by forces that appear divine or fate-driven.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior reveals his own formidable form on the battlefield, described as comparable to Rudra and Indra, signaling a surge of overwhelming prowess and a turning point in the intensity of the combat.