Mahabharata 9.65.44 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 65, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

सो$5भिषिक्तो महाराज परिष्वज्य नृपोत्तमम्‌ | प्रययौँ सिंहनादेन दिश: सर्वा विनादयन्‌

Transliteration

so’bhiṣikto mahārāja pariṣvajya nṛpottamam | prayayau siṃhanādena diśaḥ sarvā vinādayan ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Tâu Đại vương, sau khi được quán đảnh, chàng ôm vị vua tối thượng ấy rồi lên đường, gầm vang như sư tử khiến bốn phương chấn động.”

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिषिक्तः: having been anointed
• अभिषिक्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• परिष्वज्य: having embraced
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• नृपोत्तमम्: the best of kings
• नृपोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रययौ: set forth / went
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सिंहनादेन: with a lion-roar
• सिंहनादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• विनादयन्: resounding / making resound
• विनादयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address mahārāja)
• nṛpottama (an unnamed foremost king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of legitimate authority and duty: consecration symbolizes rightful assumption of responsibility, while the embrace signifies allegiance and unity; the lion-roar represents fearless resolve to act according to kṣatriya-dharma in a time of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being formally anointed, the person described embraces a foremost king and then departs with a thunderous lion-like shout, so powerful that it seems to make all directions echo—signaling readiness and public confidence as events move forward in the war setting.