Shloka 753

Devanagari script

शत्रुपक्षमवस्कन्द्य शरानस्यति मारुति: । शत्रुओंद्वारा पांचालोंके पराजित होनेपर ये वायुपुत्र भीमसेन निर्भय गर्जना करते हुए शत्रुदलपर आक्रमण करके बाणोंकी वर्षा कर रहे हैं

Transliteration

śatrupakṣam avaskandya śarān asyati mārutiḥ |

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Nang salakayin niya ang pakpak ng hukbo ng kaaway, ang anak ni Māruti (Bhimasena) ay nagpaulan ng mga palaso. Matapos mapaurong ang mga Pāñcāla, sumulong siya nang walang takot, umuungal nang malakas, at sinugod ang hanay ng kalaban—larawan ng matatag na tapang at pagtupad sa dharma sa gitna ng kaguluhan ng digmaan.

Word by Word

• शत्रु-पक्षम्: the enemy wing/side (army-division)
• शत्रु-पक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु-पक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवस्कन्द्य: having attacked/assailed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्कन्द्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्यति: throws/shoots
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (क्षेपणे)
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मारुतिः: the son of Marut (Hanuman)
• मारुतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारुति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Māruti, son of Vāyu)
• Pāñcālas
• enemy army division (śatrupakṣa)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: when allies falter, a leader steadies the line through fearless resolve and decisive action, using strength not for vanity but to protect one’s side and uphold duty in a just cause.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Bhīma (called Māruti, son of Vāyu) charging into the enemy formation and shooting a heavy volley of arrows. The context notes that the Pāñcālas have been pushed back, and Bhīma responds by roaring and counterattacking the enemy ranks.