Shloka 11

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

सारथिं चास्य समरे शरेणानतपर्वणा

Transliteration

sārathiṁ cāsya samare śareṇānataparvaṇā

Translation

সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—আৰু সমৰত তেওঁৰ সাৰথিও অনতপৰ্ব (তাপ নেদিয়া সন্ধিযুক্ত) শৰে আঘাতপ্ৰাপ্ত হ’ল।

Word by Word

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शरेण: with an arrow
• शरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनतपर्वणा: having unbent joints (i.e., straight-jointed; of the arrow)
• अनतपर्वणा: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• charioteer (sārathi)
• arrow (śara)
• battlefield (samara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the indiscriminate nature of warfare: even non-combatant roles like the charioteer—essential for a warrior’s duty—become targets, reminding the listener of war’s ethical cost and the fragility of all supports in battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a moment in the fighting where a particular warrior’s charioteer is hit in the battle by an arrow characterized as ānataparvan, emphasizing the intensity and technical detail of the combat.