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Shloka 35

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

सो5तिच्छन्नो महाराज सूतपुत्रेण पाण्डव: । न चकार व्यथां राजन्‌ भास्करो जलदैर्यथा,महाराज! सूतपुत्रके द्वारा अत्यन्त आच्छन्न कर दिये जानेपर भी बादलोंसे ढके हुए सूर्यके समान नकुलने अपने मनमें तनिक भी व्यथाका अनुभव नहीं किया

so 'ticchanno mahārāja sūtaputreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ | na cakāra vyathāṃ rājan bhāskaro jaladair yathā ||

三阇耶说道:大王啊,虽般度族的勇士被车夫之子完全以箭雨遮覆,他心中却毫无烦忧——正如太阳纵被云翳遮蔽,其光威并不减损。

सःhe (that one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतिच्छन्नःcompletely covered/obscured
अतिच्छन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिच्छन्न (√छद्/छाद् 'to cover' + अति-; past passive participle)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सूतपुत्रेणby the charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पाण्डवःthe Pandava (here: Nakula)
पाण्डवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चकारdid/made
चकार:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
व्यथाम्distress/perturbation
व्यथाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्यथा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भास्करःthe sun
भास्करः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभास्कर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जलदैःby clouds
जलदैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजलद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
यथाas/like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
K
Karṇa (Sūtaputra)
P
Pāṇḍava (Nakula)
S
Sun (Bhāskara)
C
Clouds (Jalada)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches inner steadiness: even when one is outwardly pressured or obscured by a powerful opponent, one should not succumb to mental agitation. Like the sun behind clouds, true strength and clarity remain intact despite temporary concealment.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍava (understood here as Nakula) was heavily pressed/covered by Karṇa in battle, yet he did not show distress, being compared to the sun hidden by clouds.