Shloka 79

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

देवानां दानवानां च मांसशोणितकर्दमम्‌ | अनयो देवलोकस्य सहसैवाभ्यदृश्यत

Transliteration

devānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca māṁsaśoṇitakardamam | anayo devalokasya sahasaivābhyadṛśyata ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Ngay lập tức hiện ra một vũng lầy thịt và máu của cả chư thiên lẫn bọn Dānavas—một điềm gở rợn người về bạo lực vừa bùng phát, đến nỗi làm vấy bẩn cả cõi trời.”

Word by Word

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मांसशोणितकर्दमम्: a mire of flesh and blood
• मांसशोणितकर्दमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसशोणितकर्दम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनयोः: of these two (of both parties)
• अनयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (pronoun) / एतद्
• Form: Common, Genitive, Dual

• देवलोकस्य: of the world of the gods (heaven)
• देवलोकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवलोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सहसा: suddenly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभ्यदृश्यत: was seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Devaloka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral and cosmic cost of violent conflict: when hostility escalates, its stain is not confined to a battlefield but is portrayed as defiling even higher realms, serving as a warning about adharma and uncontrolled aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a sudden, horrifying manifestation—mire made of flesh and blood from both Devas and Dānavas—indicating intense fighting and a grim omen reflecting the scale of destruction.