Shloka 343

Devanagari script

शरैश्वावाकिरद्‌ राजन्‌ शैनेयं तनयस्तव । राजन्‌! सामने आते हुए उन महाबाहु सात्यकिको आपके पुत्रने रोका और उन्हें बाणोंसे ढक दिया

Transliteration

śaraiś cāvākirad rājan śaineyaṃ tanayas tava | rājan sāmane āte huye mahābāhu sātyakiko āpake putrane rokā aura unheṃ bāṇoṃse ḍhak diyā |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, your son checked Śaineya as he advanced to the front, and showered him with arrows, covering the mighty-armed Sātyaki in a dense volley.

Word by Word

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

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

• अवाकिरत्: showered, covered (with a rain of arrows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव √कॄ (किरति)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शैनेयम्: Shaineya (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• your son (a Kaurava prince; contextually Duryodhana or another son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: a warrior meets an advancing foe with decisive resistance. Ethically, it reflects steadfastness to one’s side and duty in battle, where courage is shown through direct engagement rather than hesitation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a Kaurava prince (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son) intercepts Śaineya—i.e., Sātyaki—as he comes forward, and overwhelms him with a shower of arrows, momentarily checking his advance.