Shloka 156

Devanagari script

न चचाल महाराज सर्वसैन्यस्य पश्यत: । महाराज! वे महामनस्वी वीर सारी सेनाके देखते-देखते दुर्योधनपर चारों ओरसे बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे तो भी वह विचलित नहीं हुआ

Transliteration

na cacāla mahārāja sarvasainyasya paśyataḥ |

Translation

三阇耶说道：“大王啊，在全军注视之下，他丝毫不曾动摇。纵然那些胸怀宏大的勇士从四面八方以箭雨齐射杜尔约陀那，他仍岿然不动——临危而不惧，体现了在战争的道德幽暗中支撑武士的冷峻决意。”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• चचाल: moved; wavered
• Type: Verb
• Root: चल्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: the great king
• महाराज: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वसैन्यस्य: of the entire army
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसैन्य
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• पश्यतः: while (it/they) were seeing; in the presence of
• पश्यतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्यत्
• Form: present active participle, neuter, genitive, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• sarva-sainya (the whole army)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: a warrior’s composure in public crisis becomes a measure of resolve. Ethically, it also points to the tragic power of determination in war—steadiness can serve both righteous duty and destructive ambition.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, before the eyes of the whole army, Duryodhana does not waver even as opponents rain arrows on him from all sides.