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Shloka 94

कपिश्रेष्ठस्तु पार्थस्य व्यादितास्य इवान्तक: । दंष्टाभिर्भीषयन्‌ भाभिद्दुर्निरी क्ष्यो रविर्यथा

kapiśreṣṭhas tu pārthasya vyāditāsya ivāntakaḥ | daṃṣṭrābhir bhīṣayan bhābhid durnirīkṣyo ravir yathā ||

桑阇耶说道:在帕尔塔(阿周那)的战车上,端坐着群猴之最,张口如死神,露出獠牙,令众人胆寒。其光辉灼然,宛若太阳——令人难以直视。此象征表明:正义之力一旦与神圣护佑相合,便在战场上化为令人敬畏的威势,以恐惧与道义之势压制敌军,而非仅凭血腥之暴。

कपिश्रेष्ठःthe best of monkeys
कपिश्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकपिश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पार्थस्यof Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
व्यादितास्यःwith mouth wide open
व्यादितास्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यादितास्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अन्तकःDeath (Yama)
अन्तकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दंष्टाभिःwith (his) fangs
दंष्टाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदंष्टा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
भीषयन्terrifying
भीषयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभीष्
FormPresent, Singular, Parasmaipada, Present active participle (कर्तरि शतृ)
दुर्निरीक्ष्यःhard to look at
दुर्निरीक्ष्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्निरीक्ष्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रविःthe sun
रविः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरवि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas/just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
K
Kapiśreṣṭha (Hanumān)
A
Antaka (Yama/Death)
R
Ravi (Sun)
A
Arjuna’s chariot

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the ethical power of dharmic alliance: when a righteous warrior is supported by divine guardianship (Hanumān), his presence becomes morally and psychologically overwhelming—symbolized by Death-like terror and sun-like radiance—suggesting that inner righteousness and divine favor can decide outcomes beyond mere weaponry.

Sañjaya describes the battlefield sight of Arjuna’s chariot bearing the foremost monkey (Hanumān), portrayed with a gaping mouth and bared fangs, radiating like the sun and terrifying opponents—an omen of formidable protection and strength on Arjuna’s side.