Shloka 50

अर्जुनस्य द्रोणिप्रतिघातः कर्णोपसर्पणं च

Arjuna Checks Droṇaputra; Karṇa Advances

Devanagari script

दुःशासनं च शैनेयो नवैर्नवभिरायसै:

Transliteration

duḥśāsanaṃ ca śaineyo navair navabhir āyasaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Śaineya (Sātyaki) struck Duḥśāsana with nine fresh iron-shafted arrows, pressing the battle forward with relentless force amid the moral darkness of the war.

Word by Word

• दुःशासनम्: Duhshasana (name), (as) the object
• दुःशासनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• शैनेयः: the son of Shini (Shaineya)
• शैनेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नवैः: with nine
• नवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आयसैः: made of iron; iron (weapons/arrows)
• आयसैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duḥśāsana
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• iron arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the relentless momentum of war and the kṣatriya ethos of decisive action; ethically, it reflects how adharma-driven conflict escalates into repeated cycles of violent consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sātyaki (Śaineya) shoots Duḥśāsana with nine iron arrows, marking a forceful exchange in the Karṇa Parva battlefield.