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Shloka 36

वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च

The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel

द्रौपदेयान्‌ महाबाहुः पञ्चभि: पठ्चभि: शरै: । विराट मत्स्यमष्टाभिर्दुपद॑ दशभि: शरै:

sañjaya uvāca |

draupadeyān mahābāhuḥ pañcabhiḥ pañcabhiḥ śaraiḥ |

virāṭa-matsyam aṣṭābhir drupadaṃ daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ||

قال سانجيا: إنَّ ذلك المحاربَ عظيمَ الساعدَ أصاب أبناءَ دروبدي (Draupadī) بخمسةِ سهامٍ لكلِّ واحدٍ منهم؛ وأصاب فيرَاطا (Virāṭa) ومَتسْيا (Matsya) بثمانيةِ سهام؛ وأصاب الملكَ دروبدا (Drupada) بعشرةِ سهام. ويُبرز هذا الخبرُ حسابَ الحربِ الكئيب—إذ تُقاسُ البراعةُ بعددِ الجراح—ويُذكِّرنا كيف تُحوِّلُ الحربُ حتى البيوتَ النبيلةَ والشيوخَ إلى أهدافٍ في صراعِ القوّة.

द्रौपदेयान्the sons of Draupadī
द्रौपदेयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाबाहु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
पञ्चभिःwith five
पञ्चभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्च
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विराटम्Virāṭa
विराटम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविराट
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मत्स्यम्Matsya (king/son of Virāṭa)
मत्स्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अष्टाभिःwith eight
अष्टाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअष्ट
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
दुपदम्Drupada
दुपदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुपद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदश
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

सयजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)
V
Virāṭa
M
Matsya
D
Drupada
A
arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how warfare turns lineage, status, and personal bonds into mere entries in a tally of strikes. It implicitly invites reflection on the ethical cost of kṣatriya conflict: valor is displayed, yet the human and familial devastation remains unavoidable.

Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment in which a mighty warrior wounds multiple opponents in quick succession—Draupadī’s sons with five arrows each, Virāṭa and Matsya with eight, and Drupada with ten—showing the intensity and skill of the attacker amid the Drona Parva fighting.