Shloka 59
Devanagari script
आसीत् सर्वमवच्छन्नं गाण्डीवप्रेषितै: शरैः । न प्राज्ञायन्त समरे दिशो वा प्रदिशोडपि वा
Transliteration
āsīt sarvam avacchannaṁ gāṇḍīva-preṣitaiḥ śaraiḥ | na prājñāyanta samare diśo vā pradiśo 'pi vā ||
Translation
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “สนามรบทั้งมวลถูกปกคลุมด้วยลูกศรที่ปล่อยจากกาณฑีวะ จนในศึกนั้นแม้ทิศหรือทิศย่อยก็ไม่อาจแยกแยะได้”
Word by Word
आसीत्was
आसीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, nominative, singular
अवच्छन्नम्covered, concealed
अवच्छन्नम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव-छद् (धातु) → अवच्छन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)
गाण्डीवGāṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)
गाण्डीव:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगाण्डीव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, instrumental (in compound relation), singular
प्रेषितैःsent, discharged
प्रेषितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-इष् (धातु) → प्रेषित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural, क्त (past passive participle)
शरैःby arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निपात)
प्राज्ञायन्तwere perceived/known
प्राज्ञायन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-ज्ञा (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, plural, आत्मनेपद
समरेin the battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, locative, singular
दिशःdirections
दिशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
प्रदिशःintermediate directions
प्रदिशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रदिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formfeminine, nominative, plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (निपात)
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा (निपात)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaG
Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)A
arrows (śara)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked martial force can overwhelm perception and order: in war, clarity and moral orientation are easily obscured, reminding the listener that power must be governed by discernment (viveka) and dharma.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield being completely covered by arrows shot from the Gāṇḍīva, to the extent that fighters could not distinguish even the main and intermediate directions amid the tumult.