Shloka 326

Devanagari script

निशितै: सायकैस्ती&णैर्यन्तारं चास्य पठचभि: । कृतवमनि सात्यकिपर तेज धारवाले छब्बीस तीखे बाण चलाये और पाँच बाणोंद्वारा उनके सारथिको भी घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

niśitaiḥ sāyakais tīkṣṇair yantāraṃ cāsya pañcabhiḥ | kṛtavarmāṇi sātyakiḥ prahṛṣṭas teja-dhāribhiḥ ṣaḍviṃśatyā tīkṣṇaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With razor-sharp arrows, Sātyaki—exultant and blazing with martial energy—struck Kṛtavarmā with twenty-six keen shafts, and with five more he also wounded his charioteer.

Word by Word

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• तीक्ष्णैः: with keen/sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• यन्तारम्: charioteer
• यन्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्य: of him/of his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Kṛtavarmā
• charioteer
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how war intensifies beyond single combat: disabling the charioteer is a tactical act that can decide life and death. It brings forward the ethical strain within kṣatriya-dharma—victory pursued through skill and force, yet shadowed by the suffering inflicted on all participants, including supporting figures.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki shoots Kṛtavarmā with twenty-six sharp arrows and then strikes Kṛtavarmā’s charioteer with five arrows, impairing both the warrior and the control of his chariot.