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Mahabharata · 7.64.24–25
॥
Санджая
Devanāgarī
व्यषीदन्त नरा राजञ् शङ्खशब्देन मारिष ॥
विसंज्ञाश् चाभवन् के चित् के चिद् राजन् वितत्रसुः ॥
ततः कपिर् महानादं सह भूतैर् ध्वजालयैः ॥
अकरोद् व्यादितास्यश् च भीषयंस् तव सैनिकान् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vyaṣīdanta narā rājañ śaṅkhaśabdena māriṣa ||
visaṃjñāś cābhavan ke cit ke cid rājan vitatrasuḥ ||
tataḥ kapir mahānādaṃ saha bhūtair dhvajālayaiḥ ||
akarod vyāditāsyaś ca bhīṣayaṃs tava sainikān ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
व्यषीदन्त नराः राजन्vyaṣīdanta narāḥ rājanmen grew faint, O king; men grew faint, O sovereign
शङ्खशब्देन मारिषśaṅkhaśabdena māriṣaat the sound of the conches, O venerable one; at the voice of the conches, O venerable one
विसंज्ञाः च अभवन् के चित्visaṃjñāḥ ca abhavan ke citand some became senseless; others lost their senses
के चित् राजन् वितत्रसुःke cit rājan vitatrasuḥothers, O king, trembled; others, O sovereign, trembled
ततः कपिः महानादम्tataḥ kapiḥ mahānādamthen the monkey [on the banner] — a great roar; then the monkey [of the banner] — a great roar
सह भूतैः ध्वजालयैःsaha bhūtaiḥ dhvajālayaiḥtogether with the beings dwelling on the banner; with the creatures on the banner
अकरोत् व्यादितास्यः चakarot vyāditāsyaḥ calet forth, gaping its jaws; let forth, gaping its jaws
भीषयन् तव सैनिकान्bhīṣayan tava sainikānterrifying your warriors; terrifying your warriors
Translation
Men grew faint, O king, at the sound of the conches, O venerable one; some became senseless, others, O king, trembled. Then the monkey [on the banner], together with the beings dwelling on the banner, gaping its jaws, let forth a great roar, terrifying your warriors.
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10ef96ea286a · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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To the voice of the conches is joined the roar of Hanuman on Arjuna's banner — an image of perfect devotion turned against untruth. It is significant that even the banner of a righteous warrior is dreadful to the enemy: "bhīṣayan tava sainikān," it terrifies the warriors. The verse teaches that all that the Lord hallows becomes a force against evil: both the conch and the banner bearing Hanuman — the devotee of Rama — strike terror into the camp of lawlessness; for in God's presence even signs and sounds gain a power that casts the unrighteous into trembling.