Shloka 79

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

देवानां दानवानां च मांसशोणितकर्दमम्‌ | अनयो देवलोकस्य सहसैवाभ्यदृश्यत

Transliteration

devānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca māṁsaśoṇitakardamam | anayo devalokasya sahasaivābhyadṛśyata ||

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“顷刻之间，天神与达那婆双方的血肉淤泥一齐显现——这是暴烈杀伐骤然爆发的骇人征兆，竟连天界也被其污染。”

Word by Word

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• दानवानाम्: of the Dānavas (demons)
• दानवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मांसशोणितकर्दमम्: a mire of flesh and blood
• मांसशोणितकर्दमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांसशोणितकर्दम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनयोः: of these two (of both parties)
• अनयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (pronoun) / एतद्
• Form: Common, Genitive, Dual

• देवलोकस्य: of the world of the gods (heaven)
• देवलोकस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवलोक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सहसा: suddenly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभ्यदृश्यत: was seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Devaloka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the moral and cosmic cost of violent conflict: when hostility escalates, its stain is not confined to a battlefield but is portrayed as defiling even higher realms, serving as a warning about adharma and uncontrolled aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a sudden, horrifying manifestation—mire made of flesh and blood from both Devas and Dānavas—indicating intense fighting and a grim omen reflecting the scale of destruction.