Shloka 58
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
Devanagari script
ततो युधिष्ठिरश्नापमादायेन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्
Transliteration
tato yudhiṣṭhiraś cāpaṃ ādāyendradhanuṣprabham
Translation
அப்போது யுதிஷ்டிரன் இந்திரவில்லின் ஒளிபோல் பிரகாசிக்கும் வில்லை எடுத்தான்—போரின் அழுத்தங்களிடையிலும் அரச தர்மத்தை நிறைவேற்றும் உறுதி வெளிப்பட்டது।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable)
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन
आपम्water
आपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; अर्थः—‘गृहीत्वा’
इन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्having the radiance of a rainbow
इन्द्रधनुष्प्रभम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रधनुस्-प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaY
YudhiṣṭhiraC
cāpa (bow)I
Indra (by reference)I
Indra’s bow (rainbow)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
Even a dharma-minded ruler must sometimes take up arms: the verse highlights disciplined resolve—entering action not from rage, but from responsibility within the moral demands of a just war.
Sañjaya narrates that Yudhiṣṭhira physically takes up a radiant bow, a vivid cue that he is preparing to engage in the unfolding battle events of the Śalya Parva.