Shloka 131

Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतमपश्याम धृष्टद्युम्नस्य पौरुषम्‌ । यदेक: समरे वीरस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचल:

Transliteration

tatrādbhutam apaśyāma dhṛṣṭadyumnasya pauruṣam | yad ekaḥ samare vīras tasthau girir ivācalaḥ ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—అక్కడ మేము ధృష్టద్యుమ్నుని అద్భుతమైన పౌరుషాన్ని చూశాము; ఆ వీరుడు యుద్ధంలో ఒంటరిగా అచల పర్వతంలా నిలిచెను।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there, in that place/occasion
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful, marvelous (thing)
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अपश्याम: we saw
• अपश्याम: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 1st person, plural, parasmaipada

• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: of Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• पौरुषम्: manliness, valor
• पौरुषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• यत्: which (fact): that
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular (correlative)

• एकः: alone, single
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• वीरः: the hero, warrior
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्थौ: stood, remained
• तस्थौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• गिरिः: a mountain
• गिरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव
• Form: indeclinable (particle of comparison)

• अचलः: an immovable one; mountain
• अचलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• battlefield (samara)
• mountain (giri)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Heroism in dharmic warfare is portrayed as steadiness and fearlessness under pressure—remaining firm in one’s duty even when isolated, without losing composure or resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that he and others witnessed Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s extraordinary prowess: he stood alone in battle, unshaken, compared to an immovable mountain.