Shloka 336
Devanagari script
विद्रवन्तु दिशो भीता: सिंहत्रस्ता मृगा इव । “श्रीकृष्ण! आज कर्णके मारे जानेपर राजासहित धृतराष्ट्रके सभी पुत्र सिंहसे डरे हुए मृगोंके समान भयभीत हो सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें भाग जायूँ
Transliteration
vidravantu diśo bhītāḥ siṁhatrastā mṛgā iva |
Translation
三阇耶说道：“圣克里希纳啊！今日迦尔那一旦被杀，愿持国（德里达罗施特罗）之诸子连同其王，皆如畏狮之鹿，惊惶四散，奔逃于四方。”
Word by Word
विद्रवन्तुlet (them) run away / flee
विद्रवन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootवि+द्रु
FormLot (Imperative/benedictive sense), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
भीताःfrightened
भीताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभीत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सिंहत्रस्ताःterrified by a lion
सिंहत्रस्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसिंहत्रस्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मृगाःdeer
मृगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike / as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
directions (diśaḥ)L
lion (siṁha)D
deer (mṛga)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 fear inevitably overtakes those whose strength rests on pride and external supports: when the chief protector falls, confidence collapses and the unrighteous cause loses cohesion.
Sañjaya describes (in vivid simile) the expected panic and scattering of the Kaurava forces—fleeing in all directions like deer startled by a lion—especially in the context of Karṇa being slain and the Kaurava side losing its main champion.