Shloka 4

Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon

Devanagari script

तैर्ललाटार्पितिर्बाणर्युयुधानस्त्वजिद्वागै: । व्यरोचत महाराज त्रिशूज्र इव पर्वत:,महाराज! ललाटमें धँसे हुए उन सीधे जानेवाले बाणोंके द्वारा युयुधान तीन शिखरोंवाले पर्वतके समान सुशोभित हुए

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tair lalāṭārpitair bāṇair yuyudhānas tv ajidvāgaiḥ | vyarocat mahārāja triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: أيها الملك، إن يويوذانا (ساتياكي)، وقد انغرست في جبهته تلك السهام المستقيمة الطيران، أشرق كجبلٍ ذي ثلاث قمم.

Word by Word

तैःby those

ललाटार्पितैःfixed/embedded in the forehead

बाणैःwith arrows

युयुधानःYuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

तुindeed/but

अजिद्वागैःhaving victorious/irresistible speed (lit. whose motion is conquering)

व्यरोचतshone/appeared splendid

महाराजO great king

त्रिशृङ्गःthree-peaked

इवlike/as

पर्वतःa mountain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addressed)

Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)

arrows (bāṇa)

forehead (lalāṭa)

three-peaked mountain (triśṛṅga parvata)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣānti (forbearance) and vīrya (valor): a warrior devoted to duty does not lose inner steadiness when struck. Even wounds become signs of unwavering resolve in a dharmic struggle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) after being hit by straight-flying arrows that have lodged in his forehead; despite the injury, he appears radiant, compared to a three-peaked mountain.