SanskritIASTMeaning
महाभयेmahābhayein great danger; amid great fear; in a terrible battle
वीतभयःvītabhayaḥfree from fear; fearless; undaunted
कृतास्त्रःkṛtāstraḥskilled in arms; trained in weaponry; expert in battle
समागमेsamāgameat the clash; in battle; at the meeting of armies
शत्रुबलावमर्दीśatrubalāvamardīcrusher of the enemy's force; one who tramples the foe's army; breaker of the enemy's might
सकृद्sakṛdonce; in a single stroke; at one time
रथेनrathenaon a chariot; by chariot
प्रतियाद्pratiyādwill advance against; will go to meet; will move in response
रथौघान्rathaughānstreams of chariots; multitudes of chariots; masses of war-cars
पदातिसंघान्padātisaṃghāntroops of infantry; masses of foot-soldiers; ranks of infantry
गदयाभिनिघ्नन्gadayābhinighnanstriking with a mace; smiting with a club; crushing with a mace
सैन्यान्sainyānarmies; hosts; military forces
अनेकांस्anekāṃsmany; numerous; not one alone
तरसाtarasāwith force; swiftly
विमृद्नन्vimṛdnancrushing; pressing; trampling
यदाyadāwhen; if
क्षेप्ताkṣeptāthe hurler; he who will cast down; the striker
धार्तराष्ट्रस्यdhārtarāṣṭrasyaof the son of Dhritarashtra; of Duryodhana
सैन्यम्sainyamarmy; host
छिन्दन्chindancleaving; hewing; cutting
वनंvanaṃforest; grove
परशुनेवparaśunevaas with an axe; like with a hatchet; as when hewn by an axe
शूरस्śūrasheroes; brave men; valiant warriors
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
तृणप्रायंtṛṇaprāyaṃlike grass; like straw; like dry grass
ज्वलनेनेवjvalanenevaas by fire; like by flame; as by conflagration
दग्धंdagdhaṃburned; scorched; consumed by fire
ग्रामंgrāmaṃa village; a settlement
यथाyathāas; in what manner
धार्तराष्ट्रःdhārtarāṣṭraḥson of Dhritarashtra; Duryodhana
समीक्ष्यsamīkṣyahaving seen; having considered
पक्वंpakvaṃripe; ripened
सस्यंsasyaṃcrop; grain; ripened field
वैद्युतेनेवvaidyutenevaas by lightning; like by electric fire; as by a lightning strike
दग्धंdagdhaṃburned; scorched; consumed by fire
परासिक्तंparāsiktaṃdrenched; besprinkled; flowing
विपुलंvipulaṃvast; huge; wide
स्वंsvaṃhis own; one's own
बलौघम्balaughamthe mass of the army; the flood of forces; the gathering of troops
हतप्रवीरंhatapravīraṃwith its chief heroes slain; stripped of its best warriors; with its leaders fallen
विमुखंvimukhaṃturned away; turned back; fleeing
भयार्तंbhayārtaṃafflicted with fear; seized by fear; frightened
पराङ्मुखंparāṅmukhaṃturned with its back; fleeing away; turned aside
प्रायशोprāyaśofor the most part; usually
ऽधृष्टयोधम्'dhṛṣṭayodhamnot daring to fight; lacking martial courage; of faint-hearted warriors
शस्त्रार्चिषाśastrārciṣāby the flame of weapons; by the blaze of arms; by fiery points
भीमसेनेनbhīmasenenaby Bhimasena; by Bhima; by Bhima, the son of Pandu
दग्धंdagdhaṃburned; scorched; consumed by fire
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
उपासङ्गाद्upāsaṅgādfrom the quiver; from the case at his side; from the side-holder
उद्धरन्uddharandrawing out; extracting; raising
दक्षिणेनdakṣiṇenawith the right hand; the right; from the southern side
परःशतान्paraḥśatānhundreds of foes; many hundreds of enemies; hundreds of opposing warriors
नकुलश्nakulaśNakula; son of Madri; the Pandava Nakula
चित्रयोधीcitrayodhīa skillful warrior; one who fights with cunning tactics; a master of varied combat
यदाyadāwhen; if
रथाग्र्योrathāgryothe finest charioteer; the foremost of chariot-warriors; the chief rathin
रथिनःrathinaḥchariot-warriors; ratha-fighters
प्रचेताpracetāwise; conscious; skillful
तदाtadāthen; at that time
युद्धंyuddhaṃbattle; combat
धार्तराष्ट्रोdhārtarāṣṭroson of Dhritarashtra; Dhartarashtra
ऽन्वतप्स्यत्'nvatapsyatwill repent; will suffer with remorse; will regret
This passage (5.47.16–20) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key themes: war. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of envoys, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.