Shloka 313

रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield

Devanagari script

संशप्तकगणांश्वैव वेगितो5भिविदुद्रुवे । शत्रुसेनाका संहार करनेवाले अर्जुनने महाधनुर्धर कृतवर्मा तथा संशप्तकगणोंपर बड़े वेगसे आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

saṃśaptakagaṇāṃś caiva vegito 'bhividudruve | śatrusenākāsaṃhārakaraṇe 'rjuno mahādhanurdharaṃ kṛtavarmāṇaṃ tathā saṃśaptakagaṇān upari mahāvegād abhyakrāmat |

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—อรชุน ผู้ทำลายกองทัพศัตรู ได้พุ่งเข้าด้วยความเร็วอันดุดัน ตรงเข้าหาหมู่สมศัปตกะและกฤตวรมันผู้เป็นมหาธนูธร โถมโจมตีด้วยแรงกระแทกอันมหาศาล

Word by Word

• संशप्तक-गणान्: the Saṁśaptaka groups
• संशप्तक-गणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तकगण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• वेगितः: impetuous; with speed
• वेगितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभि: towards; against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• विदुद्रुवे: ran forth; rushed
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Kṛtavarman
• Saṃśaptakas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: when facing vowed and formidable opponents, a warrior must act decisively to protect allies and restrain enemy aggression, even though the action entails grave violence and moral weight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, moving with great speed, charges and attacks Kṛtavarman and the Saṃśaptaka bands—an intense engagement aimed at breaking a dangerous enemy contingent on the battlefield.