Shloka 503
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
असहां मन्यमानाश्च नातिप्रमनसो5 भवन् । उसके उस विशाल रूपको देखकर सब महारथी अपने लिये असहा मानते हुए हतोत्साह हो गये
Transliteration
asahān manyamānāś ca nātipramanaso 'bhavan |
Translation
三阇耶说道：见到那庞大而压倒性的形体，诸位大车战士都自认难以抵挡，信心尽失，意气消沉。
Word by Word
असहाःunable to endure
असहाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअसह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मन्यमानाःthinking/considering (themselves)
मन्यमानाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Parasmaipada (active participle sense)
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अतिप्रमनसःnot over-confident / not high-spirited
अतिप्रमनसः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिप्रमनस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभवन्became / were
अभवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
mahārathāḥ (the great chariot-warriors)V
viśāla-rūpa (the vast form)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
Human strength and pride collapse when faced with an overwhelming, higher reality; ethical insight here is the recognition of one’s limits, which can restrain reckless violence and cultivate humility.
Sañjaya reports that, upon seeing a vast and awe-inspiring form, the assembled elite warriors become discouraged, thinking themselves unable to withstand it, and their morale breaks.