Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पाश्वें भीम॑ पाण्डुरा भ्रप्रकाशं पश्यस्व शड्खं देवदत्तं सुधोषम्‌ | अभीषुहस्तस्य जनार्दनस्य विगाहमानस्य चमूं परेषाम्‌

Transliteration

pārśve bhīma pāṇḍurābhraprakāśaṃ paśyasva śaṅkhaṃ devadattaṃ sudhoṣam | abhīṣuhastasya janārdanasya vigāhamānasya camūṃ pareṣām ||

Translation

毗首迦说道：“勇猛的毗摩啊，看那在阿周那身旁：名为‘天赐’（Devadatta）的海螺，洁白如云，发出深沉而吉祥的轰鸣。再看阇那尔陀那（奎师那）手执缰绳，驱车冲入敌军阵中——他身旁有一轮圆盘（战轮）灿若骄阳，此乃增辉凯舍瓦名声之神兵，为整个夜度族所敬奉。”

Word by Word

• पार्श्वे: at the side
• पार्श्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीम: O Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पाण्डुर: pale/white
• पाण्डुर: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्रप्रकाशम्: cloud-bright, shining like a cloud
• अभ्रप्रकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभ्रप्रकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्यस्व: look (behold)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• शङ्खम्: conch
• शङ्खम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• देवदत्तम्: named Devadatta
• देवदत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुधोषम्: sweet-sounding / well-resounding
• सुधोषम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधोष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभीषुहस्तस्य: of him whose hand holds the reins
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभीषुहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जनार्दनस्य: of Janardana (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विगाहमानस्य: of (him) entering/plunging into
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-गाह्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चमूम्: army
• चमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमू
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परेषाम्: of the enemies/others
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

विशोक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viśoka
• Bhīma
• Arjuna
• Devadatta (conch)
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Yadu lineage (Yādavas)
• enemy army (pareṣāṃ camū)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how righteous courage in war is strengthened by remembrance of divine support: Arjuna’s conch and Kṛṣṇa’s famed discus function as auspicious signs, urging steadfastness and confidence in dharma amid peril.

What is happening in the narrative?

Viśoka points out to Bhīma the visible emblems on the Pāṇḍava side—Arjuna’s conch Devadatta and Kṛṣṇa driving into the enemy ranks—emphasizing the awe and morale inspired by Kṛṣṇa’s presence and weaponry.