Shloka 75

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

तानि दैत्यशरीराणि निर्भिन्नानि सम सायकै:

Transliteration

tāni daityaśarīrāṇi nirbhinnāni sama-sāyakaiḥ

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: „Jene Leiber der Dānavas wurden durchbohrt — von einem Pfeilhagel aufgeschlitzt.“

Word by Word

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• दैत्य-शरीराणि: the bodies of the demons
• दैत्य-शरीराणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य + शरीर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• निर्भिन्नानि: pierced, split open
• निर्भिन्नानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भिद् (नि: + भिद्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• समम्: equally, all around / uniformly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Daityas
• arrows (sāyaka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the inevitable destruction that follows adharma-driven hostility: demonic aggression culminates in decisive, often brutal consequences, reinforcing the epic’s moral contrast between destructive forces and the upholding of order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a battle scene in which the Daityas’ bodies are torn apart by a concentrated barrage of arrows, emphasizing the intensity and effectiveness of the attack.