Shloka 58

Devanagari script

स निर्भिन्नो विविधैरस्त्रपूगै- दिव्यैनगिर्मानिषै राक्षसैश्व । नदन्‌ नादान्‌ विविधान्‌ भैरवांश्व प्राणानिष्टांस्त्याजित: शक्रशक्त्या

Transliteration

sa nirbhinno vividhair astrapūgair divyair nāgair mānuṣair rākṣasaiś ca | nadan nādān vividhān bhairavāṁś ca prāṇān iṣṭāṁs tyājitaḥ śakraśaktyā ||

Translation

దివ్య, నాగజాత, మానవ, రాక్షస సంబంధమైన నానావిధ అస్త్రవర్షాలతో అతడు ఛిన్నభిన్నుడై, విభిన్నమైన భయంకర నాదాలు చేస్తూ గర్జించాడు; ఇంద్రశక్తి దెబ్బకు తనకు ప్రియమైన ప్రాణాలను విడిచిపెట్టాడు.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निर्भिन्नः: pierced, rent asunder
• निर्भिन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिन्न (नि+भिद्, past passive participle)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विविधैः: by various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अस्त्रपूगैः: by masses/volleys of weapons
• अस्त्रपूगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रपूग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दिव्यैः: by divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नागैः: by serpent(-weapons)/nagas
• नागैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• गन्धर्वैः: by gandharva(-weapons)
• गन्धर्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मानुषैः: by human
• मानुषैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• राक्षसैः: by rakshasa(-weapons)
• राक्षसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नदन्: roaring, crying aloud
• नदन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नादान्: sounds, roars
• नादान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विविधान्: various
• विविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भैरवान्: terrible, dreadful
• भैरवान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भैरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• प्राणान्: life-breaths, life
• प्राणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इष्टान्: dear, cherished
• इष्टान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (इष्, past passive participle)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्याजितः: made to abandon; forced to give up
• त्याजितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्याजित (causative of त्यज्, past passive participle)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्रशक्त्या: by Indra's spear (Shakti weapon)
• शक्रशक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्रशक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakra (Indra)
• Śakti (spear weapon)
• Divya-astras (celestial weapons)
• Nāga-astras
• Mānuṣa-astras
• Rākṣasa-astras

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical gravity of war: even amid extraordinary prowess and supernatural weaponry, life is fragile and ultimately surrendered. It invites reflection on the cost of violence and the inevitability of death in righteous or unrighteous conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior being torn by volleys of diverse missiles—divine, nāga, human, and rākṣasa—and, after emitting dreadful roars, being slain (or forced to give up life) by Śakra’s spear (Indra’s śakti).