Shloka 233

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)

Devanagari script

दुःशासनस्सत्रिभिवविद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध पठ्चभि: । भरतवंशी महाराज! इसके बाद दुःशासनने हँसते हुए-से ही वहाँ तीन बाणोंद्वारा सात्यकिको घायल करके पुनः पाँच बाणोंसे बींध डाला

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | duḥśāsanaḥ satribhir aviddhvā punar vivyādha pañcabhiḥ | bharatavaṃśī mahārāja |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O great king of the Bharata line, Duḥśāsana—almost as if laughing—wounded Sātyaki there with three arrows, and then pierced him again with five more. The scene underscores the hardening of hearts in war, where cruelty and mockery can accompany violence, even against a renowned warrior.

Word by Word

• दुःशासनः: Duhshasana
• दुःशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (numeral, variable by noun implied), Instrumental, Plural

• विविद्ध्वा: having pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• विव्याध: he pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Past (perfect sense), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (numeral, variable by noun implied), Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duḥśāsana
• Sātyaki
• Bharata lineage (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how warfare can erode ethical restraint: violence may be accompanied by derision, revealing inner dispositions (saṃskāra) and the moral cost of conflict even when framed as kṣatriya-duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that Duḥśāsana strikes Sātyaki with three arrows and then again with five, intensifying the assault in the midst of the Kurukṣetra battle.