Shloka 276

Devanagari script

संछिद्यमानमिषुभिरस्यता सव्यसाचिना । सव्यसाची अर्जुनके बाण चलाते समय उनके बाणोंसे कट जानेके कारण कोई भी जीव वहाँसे बाहर न निकल सका

Transliteration

saṃchidyamānam iṣubhir asyatā savyasācinā |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: As the Savyasācin (Arjuna) kept shooting, his arrows cut down whatever tried to pass through; thus no living being could escape from that place.

Word by Word

• संछिद्यमानम्: being cut to pieces
• संछिद्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-छिद् (धातु) / छिद्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इषुभिः: by arrows
• इषुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अस्यता: by (him) shooting/throwing
• अस्यता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस् (धातु) / अस्यत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सव्यसाचिना: by Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• arrows (iṣu/bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how disciplined skill and focused intent can decisively shape outcomes: Arjuna’s controlled archery creates an inescapable barrier, suggesting that power guided by mastery and purpose can function as protection or containment rather than mere destruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes Arjuna (Savyasācin) continuously shooting arrows that sever anything attempting to move out from the location, so that no creature could get past or escape.