Shloka 703

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

Devanagari script

बिभेद हृदि बाणेन पृथुधारेण पाण्डव: । फिर दूसरे बहुत-से बाणोंद्वारा उसके रथको टूक-टूक कर दिया और काम्बोजराज सुदक्षिणके संकल्प एवं पराक्रमको व्यर्थ करके पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनने मोटी धारवाले बाणसे उसकी छाती छेद डाली

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bibheda hṛdi bāṇena pṛthudhāreṇa pāṇḍavaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The Pandava (Arjuna) pierced him in the chest with a broad-edged arrow. Then, with many other shafts, he shattered his chariot into pieces and rendered futile the resolve and valor of Sudakṣiṇa, the king of Kāmboja—showing that in the ruthless logic of war, personal determination meets its limit before superior skill and force.”

Word by Word

• बिभेद: pierced/split
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), perfect (past narrative), 3, singular

• हृदि: in the heart/chest
• हृदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• बाणेन: with an arrow
• बाणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पृथुधारेण: with a broad-edged (arrow)
• पृथुधारेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथुधार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Arjuna
• Sudakshina
• Kamboja
• arrow (bāṇa)
• chariot (ratha)