Shloka 36

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda

Arrow-storm Engagement

Devanagari script

तत्रार्जुनो नरव्याप्र: शरैर्मुक्तै: सहस्रशः

Transliteration

tatrārjuno naravyāpraḥ śarair muktaiḥ sahasraśaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: There, Arjuna—striving with the full vigor of a heroic man—released arrows in their thousands. In the moral pressure of battle, his disciplined prowess becomes an instrument of duty, showing how resolve and skill are marshalled toward the grim necessities of war.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरव्याप्रः: tiger among men (a mighty man)
• नरव्याप्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरव्याप्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मुक्तैः: released, shot
• मुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहस्रशः: by the thousand; in thousands
• सहस्रशः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• arrows (śara)