Shloka 65

अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः

Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve

Devanagari script

दिशं प्राचीं समाश्रित्य हृष्टानां गच्छतां भृशम्‌ । रथनेमिस्वनाश्रैव श्रूयन्ते लोमहर्षणा:,/हर्षमें भरकर पूर्व दिशाकी ओर वेगपूर्वक जाते हुए पाण्डव-योद्धाओंके रथोंके पहियोंके ये रोमांचकारी शब्द कानोंमें पड़ रहे हैं

Transliteration

diśaṁ prācīṁ samāśritya hṛṣṭānāṁ gacchatāṁ bhṛśam | rathanemisvanāś caiva śrūyante lomaharṣaṇāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Quay về phương Đông, các dũng sĩ Pāṇḍava, lòng tràn hân hoan và lao đi với tốc độ dữ dội, khiến người ta nghe rõ những âm thanh rợn ngợp của bánh xe chiến xa họ.”

Word by Word

दिशम्direction

प्राचीम्eastern

समाश्रित्यhaving resorted to / having taken (as refuge)

हृष्टानाम्of the delighted/joyful (ones)

गच्छताम्of those going

भृशम्exceedingly, greatly, vehemently

रथनेमिस्वनाःsounds of the chariot-wheels

एवindeed, just, only

श्रूयन्तेare heard

लोमहर्षणाःhair-raising, causing horripilation

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍava warriors

eastern direction (prācī diś)

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

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how the outward energy of war—speed, excitement, and the stirring roar of chariots—can intoxicate warriors; it implicitly frames battlefield exhilaration as a powerful force that can drive action beyond calm ethical reflection.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava fighters are rapidly moving toward the east, and the rumbling, hair-raising sounds of their chariot wheels are distinctly audible, conveying urgency and heightened martial spirit.