Shloka 41

Chapter 19: Prativyūha of the Pāṇḍavas — Vajra (Acala) Formation and Dawn Omens

Devanagari script

व्यशीर्यत सनादा च भूस्तदा भरतर्षभ । निर्घाता बहवो राजन्‌ दिक्षु सर्वासु चाभवन्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ] उस समय ऐसा जान पड़ता था, मानो पृथ्वी विकट नाद करती हुई फटी जा रही है। राजन! सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें अनेक बार वज्रपातके समान भयानक शब्द प्रकट हुए

Transliteration

sajaya uv01ca |

vy5b2bryata san01d01 ca bh6bs tad01 bharatar63abha |

nirgh01t01 bahavo r01jan dik63u sarv01su c01bhavan ||

Translation

سنجے نے کہا— اے بھرتوں کے سردار! اس وقت یوں معلوم ہوتا تھا گویا زمین ہولناک گرج کے ساتھ پھٹ رہی ہو۔ اے راجن! ہر سمت بار بار بجلی کے کڑاکے جیسے دہشت ناک دھماکے دار آوازیں اٹھیں۔

Word by Word

[{'term''vy\x015b\x012bryata', 'definition': 'was being torn apart

was splitting'}, {'term''san\x0101d\x0101', 'definition': 'with a loud roar

with a terrible sound'}, {'term''bh\x016b\x1e25', 'definition': 'the earth, ground'}, {'term': 'tad\x0101', 'definition': 'then, at that time'}, {'term': 'bharatar\x1e63abha', 'definition': 'O best/bull of the Bharatas (honorific address, typically to Dh\x1btar\x0101\x1e63\x1e6dra)'}, {'term': 'nirgh\x0101ta\x1e25', 'definition': 'crashes, thunderclaps

ominous loud reports'}, {'term''bahava\x1e25', 'definition': 'many, numerous'}, {'term': 'r\x0101jan', 'definition': 'O king'}, {'term': 'dik\x1e63u', 'definition': 'in the directions, quarters'}, {'term': 'sarv\x0101su', 'definition': 'in all (feminine locative plural), i.e., in all directions'}, {'term': 'ca', 'definition': 'and'}, {'term': '\x0101bhavan', 'definition': 'arose, occurred, came to be'}]

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sajaya

Dhtar01636dra (implied by vocatives r01jan, bharatar63abha)

Bh6b (Earth)

Dik (the directions/quarters)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how adharma-driven conflict is mirrored by disturbing natural portents: the world itself seems to protest. Ethically, it frames the coming battle as a grave rupture in order, warning that collective wrongdoing brings fearful consequences felt beyond human society.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to King Dhtar01636dra that terrifying omens appeared as the war was about to unfold: the earth seemed to roar and split, and thunder-like crashes resounded in all directions, heightening the sense of impending catastrophe.