Shloka 58
अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa
Chapter 161
Devanagari script
शरवष्टिं तु तां मुक्तां सूतपुत्रेण भारत
Transliteration
śaravaṣṭiṁ tu tāṁ muktāṁ sūtaputreṇa bhārata
Translation
قال سانجايا: يا بهاراتا، إنّ تلك الرشقة من السهام أطلقها ابنُ السائق. وفي المناخ الأخلاقي للحرب يبرز هذا القول أنّ أفعال العنف الحاسمة تُنسب إلى فاعلية الفرد—فكلُّ إطلاقٍ للسلاح اختيارٌ مقصود يزيد عبءَ المسؤولية وسط الفوضى.
Word by Word
शरवष्टिम्a javelin/spear (śara-rod/weapon)
शरवष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशरवष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ताम्that (her/it)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मुक्ताम्released/shot
मुक्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमुक्त
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सूतपुत्रेणby the charioteer's son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
Karṇa (Sūtaputra)D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Bhārata, addressee)Ś
śaravaṣṭi (volley of arrows)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
Even in a vast war where events seem impersonal, the text highlights personal agency: a specific warrior chooses to unleash force, and that choice carries moral and karmic weight.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a particular ‘shower of arrows’ was discharged by the Sūtaputra—i.e., Karṇa—marking an intense moment of battlefield assault.