Shloka 39

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 29 — Arjuna’s defeat of Vṛṣaka–Acalā and the neutralization of Śakuni’s māyā

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तदा पार्थ: केशवेन महात्मना । भगदत्तं शितैर्बाणै: सहसा समवाकिरत्‌,महात्मा केशवके ऐसा कहनेपर कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन उसी समय भगदत्तपर सहसा पैने बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

evam uktaḥ tadā pārthaḥ keśavena mahātmanā | bhagadattaṃ śitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ sahasā samavākirat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Thus addressed at that moment by the great-souled Keśava, Pārtha (Arjuna), son of Kuntī, immediately showered Bhagadatta with a swift rain of sharp arrows.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed

तदाthen

पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)

केशवेनby Keshava (Krishna)

महात्मनाby the great-souled (one)

भगदत्तम्Bhagadatta

शितैःwith sharp

बाणैःwith arrows

सहसाsuddenly / at once

समवाकिरत्showered / covered (with arrows)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pārtha (Arjuna)

Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Bhagadatta

bāṇa (arrows)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Right counsel (especially from a wise, dharmic guide) should lead to timely, focused action; in a righteous battle, hesitation gives way to disciplined execution of duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Keśava speaks to him, Arjuna immediately responds by unleashing a rapid volley of sharp arrows at Bhagadatta, intensifying the combat.