Shloka 47
Devanagari script
एवमन्यैरपि भृशं विद्धयमान: सहस्रश:
Transliteration
evam anyair api bhṛśaṃ viddhyamānaḥ sahasraśaḥ
Translation
Sañjaya thưa: Cũng như thế, ngài còn bị vô số dũng sĩ khác đâm xuyên dữ dội, hết lần này đến lần khác, hàng nghìn lượt, từ mọi phía trong cơn cuồng nộ của chiến trường.
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
अन्यैःby others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
भृशम्excessively, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
विद्ध्यमानःbeing pierced/wounded
विद्ध्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध् (विध्/व्यध्)
FormPresent passive participle (शानच्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सहस्रशःa thousandfold; in thousands (repeatedly)
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
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 line underscores the ethical gravity of war: when violence multiplies through collective action, suffering becomes overwhelming, and individual prowess offers limited protection—inviting reflection on restraint and responsibility.
Sañjaya describes a warrior being intensely and repeatedly pierced by many others—an image of a concentrated, large-scale assault amid the chaos of the Kurukṣetra battle.