Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततोडर्जुन: शख्रातैर्नानाप्रहरणैरपि । गान्धारानाकुलांश्वक्रे सौबलप्रमुखान्‌ पुन:,तत्पश्चात्‌ अर्जुनने अपने बाणसमूहों तथा नाना प्रकारके आयुधोंद्वारा सुबलपुत्र आदि समस्त गान्धारोंको पुन: व्याकुल कर दिया

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaḥ śastrair nānāpraharaṇair api | gāndhārān ākulāṁś cakre saubalapramukhān punaḥ ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—ఆ తరువాత అర్జునుడు బాణసమూహాలతోను, నానావిధ ఆయుధప్రయోగాలతోను, సౌబాలుని కుమారుని నాయకత్వంలోని గాంధారులను మరల కలవరపెట్టెను।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अर्जुनःArjuna

शस्त्रैःwith weapons

नानाvarious, diverse

प्रहरणैःwith missiles/implements of attack

अपिalso, even

गान्धारान्the Gandharas

आकुलान्disturbed, agitated

चक्रेmade, rendered

सौबलप्रमुखान्having Saubala as chief (led by Saubala)

पुनःagain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Gāndhāras

Saubala (Śakuni, son of Subala)

Weapons (śastra)

Missiles/implements of attack (praharaṇa)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how, in a dharma-yuddha setting, a warrior’s disciplined skill and resolve are used to restore advantage and protect one’s side; it also shows the harsh ethical reality of war, where victory often depends on breaking the enemy’s cohesion rather than merely defeating individuals.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna launches a renewed assault with varied weapons, causing the Gandhāra contingent—headed by Saubala (Śakuni)—to become disordered and distressed again, indicating a repeated turning of the tide through Arjuna’s offensive.