Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तथैवोरगसड्घाता: पाण्डवस्य समीपत: । उत्सृजन्तो विषं घोर निपेतुज्वलितानना:,इसी प्रकार प्रज्वलित मुखवाले नागोंके समुदाय भी पाण्डव अर्जुनके समीप भयानक जहर उगलते हुए उनकी ओर टूट पड़े

Transliteration

tathaivoragasaṅghātāḥ pāṇḍavasya samīpataḥ | utsṛjanto viṣaṃ ghoraṃ nipetuḥ jvalitānanāḥ ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు చెప్పెను—అలాగే జ్వలించే ముఖాలు గల నాగసమూహాలు పాండవ అర్జునుని సమీపం నుండే ఘోరమైన విషాన్ని ఉమ్ముతూ అతనిపై దూకివచ్చాయి।

Word by Word

तथाthus, in the same way

एवindeed, just

उरग-सङ्घाताःmasses/groups of serpents

पाण्डवस्यof the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)

समीपतःnear, in the vicinity of

उत्सृजन्तःemitting, spewing forth

विषम्poison

घोरम्terrible, dreadful

निपेतुःfell upon, rushed down/attacked

ज्वलित-आननाःhaving blazing mouths/faces

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)

uragāḥ (serpents)

viṣa (poison)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how danger can arise suddenly and collectively, even against a dharmic hero; it points to the ethical need for steadiness, vigilance, and disciplined response rather than panic or retaliatory cruelty.

What is happening in the narrative?

A cluster of serpents, described as having flaming mouths, rushes toward the Pāṇḍava (understood here as Arjuna) from close range while emitting terrifying poison, intensifying the immediate threat around him.