Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थ: शरैरस्त्रानुमन्त्रितै: । प्रववर्ष दिश: कृत्स्ना: शब्दवेधं च दर्शयन्‌,ऐसा कहकर अर्जुनने अपनी शब्दवेध-कलाका परिचय देते हुए दिव्यास्त्रोंसे अभिमन्त्रित बाणोंकी सब ओर झड़ी लगा दी

Transliteration

evam uktvā tataḥ pārthaḥ śarair astrānumantritaiḥ | pravavarṣa diśaḥ kṛtsnāḥ śabdavedhaṃ ca darśayan ||

Translation

فلما قال ذلك، أظهر بارثا (أرجونا) براعته في إصابة الهدف بالاستدلال على الصوت، فأمطر الجهات كلها بسِهامٍ مُقوّاة بتعاويذ الأسلحة المقدّسة—مُبيِّنًا مهارةً منضبطة لا عنفًا طائشًا.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

ततःthen; thereafter

पार्थःthe son of Pritha (Arjuna)

शरैःwith arrows

अस्त्र-अनुमन्त्रितैःconsecrated/empowered by weapon-mantras (divine missiles)

प्रववर्षrained down; showered

दिशःthe directions

कृत्स्नाःall; entire

शब्द-वेधम्the feat of hitting by sound (sound-targeting)

चand

दर्शयन्showing; demonstrating

Speaker

यक्ष उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna (Pārtha)

arrows (śara)

divine weapons/weapon-mantras (astra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and knowledge (astra-vidyā) are to be governed by discipline and purpose; true prowess is shown through controlled demonstration, not uncontrolled harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, Arjuna demonstrates his extraordinary skill—especially śabdavedha (hitting by sound)—by releasing a rain of mantra-empowered arrows in all directions, showcasing mastery of divine weaponry.