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Shloka 46

भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः

Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt

Devanagari script

ततस्त्वर्जुनपाञ्चालौ युद्धाय समुपागतौ । व्यक्षोभयेतां तौ सैन्यमिन्द्रवैरोचनाविव

Transliteration

tatas tv arjunapāñcālau yuddhāya samupāgatau | vyakṣobhayetāṃ tau sainyam indra-vairocanāv iva ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：随后，阿周那与般遮罗之王相向而进，欲决一战。恰如因陀罗与毗卢遮那之子相争，两人使集结的军势尽陷动荡。

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तुbut, indeed

अर्जुनArjuna (as one of the two)

पाञ्चालौthe Panchala (king) (as the other of the two)

युद्धायfor battle

समुपागतौcame together, approached

व्यक्षोभयेताम्they agitated, threw into turmoil

तौthose two

सैन्यम्the army

इन्द्रIndra (as one of the two compared)

वैरोचनौVirocana’s son (Bali) (as the other compared)

इवlike, as

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna

Pāñcāla (king)

Indra

Virocana

sainyam (army)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya ethic of meeting conflict directly and the social duty of protecting one’s side; when great warriors confront each other, their personal valor affects the morale and stability of entire armies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna and the Pāñcāla king come face-to-face, ready to fight. Their approach and readiness for combat causes commotion throughout the gathered forces, compared to the tumult created by the clash of Indra and Virocana.