Shloka 43

Devanagari script

लम्पाकाश्न कुलिन्दाश्न चिक्षिपुस्तांश्न सात्यकि: । नाराचै: प्रतिचिच्छेद प्रतिपत्तिविशारद:,तदनन्तर पुनः हाथमें लोहेके गोले और त्रिशूल लिये मुँह फैलाये हुए दरद, तंगण, खस, लम्पाक और कुलिन्ददेशीय म्लेच्छोंने सात्यकिपर चारों ओरसे पत्थर बरसाने आरम्भ किये; परंतु प्रतीकार करनेमें निपुण सात्यकिने अपने नाराचोंद्वारा उन सबको छिज्न-भिन्न कर दिया

Transliteration

lampākāś ca kulindāś ca cikṣipus tāṃś ca sātyakiḥ | nārācaiḥ praticiccheda pratipattiviśāradaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Lampākas and the Kulindas hurled their missiles; but Sātyaki—skilled in swift countermeasures—cut them down with his nārāca arrows.

Word by Word

• लम्पाकाः: Lampāka people
• लम्पाकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लम्पाक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• कुलिन्दाः: Kulinda people
• कुलिन्दाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलिन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चिक्षिपुः: they hurled / threw
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तान्: those (missiles/objects)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाराचैः: with iron arrows (nārācas)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रतिचिच्छेद: he cut down / severed in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः: skilled in counter-measures/response
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतिपत्तिविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Lampākas
• Kulindas
• nārāca arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores pratipatti (presence of mind) in dharmic combat: a warrior’s excellence lies not merely in force, but in disciplined, timely counteraction that neutralizes danger without losing composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Northern tribal fighters (Lampākas and Kulindas) launch a volley of missiles; Sātyaki, renowned for quick tactical response, intercepts and destroys them with heavy piercing nārāca arrows.