Shloka 25

Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

प्रादुश्चक्रेडस्त्रमत्युग्रं भास्करं कुरुनन्दन: । ततः प्रकाशमभवज्जगत्‌ सर्व महीपते

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | prāduścakred astram atyugraṃ bhāskaraṃ kurunandanaḥ | tataḥ prakāśam abhavaj jagat sarvaṃ mahīpate ||

Translation

కురువంశానందకరుడైన అభిమన్యుడు అత్యంత ఉగ్రమైన భాస్కరాస్త్రాన్ని ప్రదర్శించాడు. ఓ రాజా, అప్పుడు సమస్త జగత్తు ప్రకాశంతో నిండిపోయింది.

Word by Word

• प्रादुः: manifestly, forth
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुस्
• Form: avyaya

• चक्रे: made, produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada; 3rd person singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon (missile)
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: neuter; accusative; singular

• अति-उग्रम्: exceedingly fierce
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र
• Form: neuter; accusative; singular

• भास्करम्: sun-like; (name) Bhāskara (sun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर
• Form: neuter; accusative; singular

• कुरु-नन्दनः: delighter of the Kurus
• कुरु-नन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: masculine; nominative; singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: avyaya

• प्रकाशम्: light, brightness
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकाश
• Form: masculine; nominative; singular

• अभवत्: became, came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ); 3rd person singular; parasmaipada

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: neuter; nominative; singular

• सर्वम्: entire, all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter; nominative; singular

• महीपते: O king (lord of the earth)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: masculine; vocative; singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Abhimanyu
• Bhaskarastra (Sun-weapon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war’s chaos, power should be exercised with disciplined intent: the imagery of darkness being dispelled by a sun-like weapon underscores the ethical ideal that clarity, courage, and right resolve must overcome fear and confusion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Abhimanyu, described as the Kurus’ delight, invokes the fierce Bhāskara-weapon; its radiance spreads everywhere, removing the oppressive darkness and changing the battlefield’s condition.