Mahabharata 7.95.12 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 95, Shloka 12

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents

Devanagari script

सो5तिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुकर्शन: । जगाम परम॑ मोहं मोहयन्‌ केशवं रणे

Transliteration

so ’tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrukarśanaḥ | jagāma paramaṃ mohaṃ mohayan keśavaṃ raṇe ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：阿周那——降伏仇敌者——被强敌以巨力贯穿重创，顿时陷入极深的迷乱。战阵之中，他使凯沙瓦（奎师那）也为之忧惧动摇，而自己则沉入深沉的昏厥。

Word by Word

• सः: he (that one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिविद्धः: pierced severely / grievously wounded
• अतिविद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिविद्ध (वि√व्यध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवता: by a strong (one)
• बलवता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शत्रुणा: by the enemy
• शत्रुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शत्रुकर्शनः: enemy-harasser (epithet)
• शत्रुकर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुकर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगाम: went / fell into
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• परम्: supreme / extreme
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मोहम्: delusion, swoon
• मोहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मोहयन्: deluding / causing to be bewildered
• मोहयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मोहयत् (मोहयति, √मुह्-णिच्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• enemy (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the human vulnerability of even a great dharmic warrior: physical injury can trigger moha (bewilderment/swoon). It also points to the ethical bond between warrior and charioteer—Kṛṣṇa’s protective responsibility is activated when Arjuna collapses, showing care and steadiness amid chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the fighting, Arjuna is severely struck by a powerful enemy. Overwhelmed, he falls into extreme confusion and faintness; in that moment even Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) is made anxious/perturbed as he witnesses Arjuna’s condition on the battlefield.