Shloka 141

Devanagari script

स मूर्च्छा परमां गत्वा ध्वजरयष्टिं समाश्रित: । तं विसंज्ञं महाराज शत्रुणा भूशपीडितम्‌

Transliteration

sa mūrcchāṁ paramāṁ gatvā dhvajarayaṣṭiṁ samāśritaḥ | taṁ visaṁjñaṁ mahārāja śatruṇā bhūśa-pīḍitam ||

Translation

అతడు ఘోర మూర్ఛలోకి వెళ్లి ధ్వజదండాన్ని ఆశ్రయించాడు. ఓ మహారాజా, శత్రువు చేత భూమిపై నొక్కబడినవాడై అతడు స్పృహలేక పడి ఉన్నాడు।

Word by Word

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

• मूर्च्छाम्: fainting, swoon
• मूर्च्छाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्च्छा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परमाम्: extreme, great
• परमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone/entered (into)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• ध्वज-रयष्टिम्: flagstaff, banner-pole
• ध्वज-रयष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वजरयष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रितः: having taken refuge/leaned upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विसंज्ञम्: unconscious, senseless
• विसंज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसंज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महा-राज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शत्रुणा: by the enemy
• शत्रुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भूश-पीडितम्: pressed down to the ground / ground-stricken
• भूश-पीडितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूशपीडित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• enemy (śatru)
• flagstaff/standard-pole (dhvajarayaṣṭi)
• earth/ground (bhū)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of bodily power and status in the chaos of war: when overpowered, even a warrior’s agency collapses, reminding the listener of impermanence and the heavy cost inherent in violent conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a combatant has fallen into a severe faint, grasping the standard-pole for support, and lies unconscious on the ground, pinned down by an enemy.