Mahabharata · 7.75.30–31
॥
Devanāgarī
विद्राव्य तु ततः सैन्यं पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनः ॥
यथा मृगगणान् सिंहः सैन्धवार्थे व्यलोडयत् ॥
गाहमानस् त्व् अनीकानि तूर्णम् अश्वान् अचोदयत् ॥
बलाकवर्णान् दाशार्हः पाञ्चजन्यं व्यनादयत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
vidrāvya tu tataḥ sainyaṃ pāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥ ||
yathā mṛgagaṇān siṃhaḥ saindhavārthe vyaloḍayat ||
gāhamānas tv anīkāni tūrṇam aśvān acodayat ||
balākavarṇān dāśārhaḥ pāñcajanyaṃ vyanādayat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
विद्राव्य तु ततः सैन्यम्vidrāvya tu tataḥ sainyamhaving then routed the army; having routed the army
पाण्डवः शत्रुतापनःpāṇḍavaḥ śatrutāpanaḥthe Pandava, scourge of foes; the Pandava, scourge of foes
यथा मृगगणान् सिंहःyathā mṛgagaṇān siṃhaḥas a lion — herds of deer; as a lion — herds of deer
सैन्धवार्थे व्यलोडयत्saindhavārthe vyaloḍayatstirred it up for the sake of the Sindhu king; stirred it up for the sake of the Sindhu king
गाहमानः तु अनीकानिgāhamānaḥ tu anīkāniplunging into the ranks; plunging into the ranks
तूर्णम् अश्वान् अचोदयत्tūrṇam aśvān acodayatquickly urged on the horses; quickly urged on the horses
बलाकवर्णान् दाशार्हःbalākavarṇān dāśārhaḥheron-hued, the Dasharha; heron-hued, the Dasharha
पाञ्चजन्यम् व्यनादयत्pāñcajanyam vyanādayatblew into the Panchajanya; blew into the Panchajanya
Translation
Having routed the army, the Pandava, scourge of foes, stirred it up for the Sindhu king's sake, as a lion stirs herds of deer. Plunging into the ranks, the Dasharha swiftly urged on his heron-white horses and blew into the Panchajanya.
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Again 'yathā mṛgagaṇān siṃhaḥ' — like a lion among herds of deer: Arjuna scatters the army. And Krishna 'pāñcajanyaṃ vyanādayat' sounds the Panchajanya — the Lord's voice proclaims the approach to the goal. It is significant that the breakthrough is accompanied not only by weapons but by the sound of God. The verse teaches that the devotee's path to the goal is led by the voice of the Lord: Krishna's conch sounds ahead, casting down the enemy and proclaiming the inevitable; and wherever the voice of God resounds, all resistance scatters, like a herd before a lion.