Shloka 47

Devanagari script

ततः सत्यजितं पार्थो दशभिर्मर्मभेदिभि: । विव्याध बलवद्‌ गाढं तदद्भुतमिवा भवत्‌,तब अर्जुनने दस मर्मभेदी बाणोंद्वारा सत्यजितपर बलपूर्वक गहरा आघात करके उन्हें घायल कर दिया। यह अद्भुत-सी बात हुई

Transliteration

tataḥ satyajitaṃ pārtho daśabhir marmabhedibhiḥ | vivyādha balavad gāḍhaṃ tad adbhutam ivābhavat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna) struck Satyajit with ten vital-piercing arrows, driving them in with great force and deep impact. The feat appeared wondrous.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सत्यजितम्Satyajit (as object)

पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)

दशभिःwith ten

मर्मभेदिभिःwith vital-spot-piercing (arrows)

विव्याधpierced, wounded

बलवत्forcefully, powerfully

गाढम्deeply, firmly

तत्that (act/occurrence)

अद्भुतम्wonderful, astonishing

इवas if, like

अभवत्became, happened

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Satyajit

arrows (śara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: disciplined, decisive martial conduct and the awe inspired by mastery. Ethically, it underscores how prowess in battle is portrayed as a form of excellence when exercised within the accepted codes of warrior duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

As Vaiśampāyana narrates, Arjuna (Pārtha) wounds Satyajit by shooting ten arrows that strike vital points, delivering a powerful and deep blow. Observers regard the act as extraordinary.