Shloka 39
एष त्वहमनीकानि प्रविशाम्यरिसूदन । रणाय महते राजंस्त्वया वाकुशरपीडित:,राजन! शत्रुसूदन! अब मैं तुम्हारे वाग्बाणोंसे पीड़ित हो महान् युद्धके लिये शत्रुओंकी सेनामें प्रवेश करता हूँ
eṣa tv aham anīkāni praviśāmy arisūdana | raṇāya mahate rājan tvayā vākuśarapiḍitaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “O slayer of foes, O King—pierced and tormented by your sharp arrows of speech—I now enter the enemy battle-formations, ready for the great combat.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical force of speech: words can function like weapons (vāk-śara), wounding, compelling, and driving decisions. In a war setting, counsel, rebuke, or provocation can push a person toward hazardous action, reminding readers that responsibility attaches not only to deeds but also to the speech that motivates them.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s resolve to enter the enemy’s battle formations for a great fight, stating that he is ‘pained by your verbal arrows.’ The scene conveys immediate martial movement—plunging into hostile arrays—while also showing that the king’s words have intensified the resolve and urgency of the moment.