Shloka 456
Devanagari script
न चचाल ततः स्थानान्मैनाक इव पर्वत: । उन्होंने रणभूमिमें भीमसेनको चारों ओरसे घेरकर उनपर प्रहार आरम्भ कर दिया। समरांगणमें पैदल सैनिकोंसे घिरे हुए भीमसेन उनके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी चोट सहते हुए भी मैनाक पर्वतके समान अपने स्थानसे विचिलित नहीं हुए
Transliteration
na cacāla tataḥ sthānān maināka iva parvataḥ |
Translation
அவன் தன் இடத்திலிருந்து அசையவில்லை—மைநாக மலைபோல் நிலைத்திருந்தான்.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चचालmoved/shook
चचाल:
TypeVerb
Rootचल्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
स्थानात्from (his) place
स्थानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootस्थान
Formneuter, ablative, singular
मैनाकःMaināka (mountain)
मैनाकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमैनाक
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पर्वतःmountain
पर्वतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Maināka (mountain)B
Bhīmasena (implied by context)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
The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: a warrior who holds his ground despite being surrounded and struck exemplifies endurance and resolve—qualities praised in the epic’s battlefield ethics.
Sañjaya describes a combat moment where the fighter remains unmoved from his position, compared to Mount Maināka, even as enemies close in and attack from all sides.