Shloka 8
Devanagari script
गन्धेनापि हि संग्रामे तस्य क्रुद्धस्य शत्रव:ः । विसंज्ञा हतभूयिष्ठा वेपन्ते च पतन्ति च
Transliteration
gandhenāpi hi saṅgrāme tasya kruddhasya śatravaḥ | visaṃjñā hata-bhūyiṣṭhā vepante ca patanti ca ||
Translation
风神伐由说道：在战场上，当他震怒之时，单凭他的气息与芬芳，敌军便会昏厥失神；他们仿佛已被杀灭，战栗不止，继而倒伏于地。
Word by Word
गन्धेनby (his) smell
गन्धेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
संग्रामेin battle
संग्रामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तस्यof him
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
क्रुद्धस्यof the enraged (one)
क्रुद्धस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शत्रवःenemies
शत्रवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विसंज्ञाःunconscious/senseless
विसंज्ञाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootविसंज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हतभूयिष्ठाःmostly slain; as good as dead
हतभूयिष्ठाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootहतभूयिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वेपन्तेthey tremble
वेपन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवेप्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
पतन्तिthey fall
पतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)श
शत्रवः (enemies)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 verse highlights how overwhelming force and wrath in war can defeat opponents psychologically—fear can render enemies helpless even before physical combat. Implicitly, it cautions that anger is a potent, dangerous power that can devastate others and should be governed by dharma.
Vāyudeva describes a warrior of extraordinary might: when he becomes angry in battle, even his mere scent causes enemies to faint, tremble, and fall as if already slain.