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Shloka 373

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

आजपघान भशं क्रुद्धस्तोत्रैरिव महाद्विपम्‌ । तब अर्जुनने अत्यन्त कुपित होकर अंकुशोंसे महान्‌ गजराजको पीड़ित करनेकी भाँति झुकी हुई गाँठवाले नब्बे बाणोंसे राजा श्रुतायुधको चोट पहुँचायी

ājapaghāna bhaśaṃ kruddhas tottrair iva mahādvipam | tadā arjunena atyantaṃ kupitaḥ aṅkuśair iva mahā-gajarājaṃ pīḍayituṃ yathā jhukī-baddha-gāṇṭhābhiḥ navati-bāṇaiḥ rājā śrutāyudhaḥ prahataḥ ||

Sañjaya said: Then Arjuna, inflamed with intense anger, struck King Śrutāyudha with ninety arrows whose joints were bent, as though he were goading and tormenting a mighty lord of elephants with sharp hooks. The image underscores the ferocity of the battlefield, where wrath turns skill into relentless pressure and a warrior’s power becomes an instrument of crushing restraint.

अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अत्यन्तम्exceedingly
अत्यन्तम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्यन्त
कुपितःenraged
कुपितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुपित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अङ्कुशैःwith goads
अङ्कुशैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्कुश
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
महान्great
महान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गजराजम्king of elephants
गजराजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगजराज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पीडयितुम्to torment
पीडयितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपीड्
FormInfinitive
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
झुकीbent
झुकी:
TypeAdjective
Rootझुक्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
गाँठवालेhaving knots
गाँठवाले:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootगाँठवाला
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नवतिninety
नवति:
TypeNoun
Rootनवति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
राजानम्the king
राजानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रुतायुधम्Śrutāyudha
श्रुतायुधम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रुतायुध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अविध्यत्struck/pierced
अविध्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
A
Arjuna
K
King Śrutāyudha
A
arrows (bāṇa)
E
elephant-goad (aṅkuśa)
G
great elephant / lord of elephants (mahādvipa / mahā-gajarāja)