Shloka 15
Devanagari script
अक्षौहिणीपतीनुग्रान् संहतान् युद्धदुर्मदान् । त्वामृते पुरुषव्याघ्र जेतुं शक्त: पुमानिह
Transliteration
akṣauhiṇīpatīn ugrān saṃhatān yuddhadurmadān | tvām ṛte puruṣavyāghra jetuṃ śaktaḥ pumān iha ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：“噢，人中之虎！除你之外，这世间还有谁有力量征服那些凶猛的阿叉乌希尼军团统帅——结为一体，并为战争的傲慢所陶醉？”
Word by Word
अक्षौहिणीपतीन्lords of armies (akṣauhiṇīs)
अक्षौहिणीपतीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षौहिणीपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
उग्रान्fierce
उग्रान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउग्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
संहतान्united, assembled
संहतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसंहत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
युद्धदुर्मदान्mad with battle-fury
युद्धदुर्मदान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयुद्धदुर्मद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
ऋतेexcept, without
ऋते:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते
पुरुषव्याघ्रO tiger among men
पुरुषव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जेतुम्to conquer
जेतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormInfinitive
शक्तःable, capable
शक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुमान्a man
पुमान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुमांस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इहhere, in this world
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
puruṣavyāghra (addressed hero, implied: Arjuna)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 underscores the extraordinary, almost singular capability required to overcome a coalition of formidable war-leaders; it frames victory as dependent not merely on numbers but on exceptional personal prowess and resolve.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, exalts the addressed warrior (implicitly Arjuna) by declaring that no one else could defeat the united, war-maddened commanders of great armies.