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Shloka 47

Virāṭa’s Conciliation and Uttara’s Account of the Unseen Champion

Bṛhannadā/Arjuna

अथैनं दशभिर्बाणै: प्रत्यविध्यत्‌ स्तनान्तरे । यतमानं पराक्रान्तं कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय:,तत्पश्चात्‌ कुन्तीपुत्र धनंजयने विजयके लिये प्रयत्नशील पराक्रमी भीष्मकी छातीमें दस बाण मारकर गहरी चोट पहुँचायी

athainaṃ daśabhir bāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyat stanāntare | yatamānaṃ parākrāntaṃ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ ||

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dann traf Kuntīs Sohn Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) ihn mit zehn Pfeilen in den Raum zwischen den Brüsten und durchbohrte Bhīṣma, während dieser mit großer Tapferkeit um den Sieg rang. Die Szene betont die strenge Ethik des Krieges: Selbst das heroischste Ringen trägt seine Folge, wenn es auf überlegene Kunst und Entschlossenheit im Kampf trifft.

अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
प्रत्यविध्यत्pierced/struck
प्रत्यविध्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्तन-अन्तरेin the space between the breasts (on the chest)
स्तन-अन्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तन + अन्तर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यतमानम्striving
यतमानम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootयतमान
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पराक्रान्तम्mighty/valiant
पराक्रान्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपराक्रान्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुन्ती-पुत्रःKunti's son
कुन्ती-पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती + पुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
D
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
K
Kuntī

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in its stark form: valor and effort are honored, yet in battle outcomes depend on disciplined skill and decisive action; heroic striving does not exempt one from the results of combat.

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), identified as Kuntī’s son, pierces his opponent in the chest between the breasts with ten arrows while that opponent is still striving valiantly.