Shloka 25

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

पानीयं याचित:ः पार्थ: सो<विध्यन्मेदिनीतलम्‌ । जलस्य धारां जनितां दृष्टवा पाण्डुसुतेन च

Transliteration

pānīyaṃ yācitaḥ pārthaḥ so ’vidhyan medinī-talam | jalasya dhārāṃ janitāṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍu-sutena ca ||

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: When water was asked for, Pārtha struck and pierced the surface of the earth. And when the son of Pāṇḍu beheld the stream of water thus brought forth, the episode revealed his resourcefulness and resolve amid the harsh demands of war—answering a request without hesitation, by an act that also displayed power over nature on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• पानीयम्: water (to drink)
• पानीयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानीय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• याचितः: having been asked/requested
• याचितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अविध्यत्: pierced, struck through
• अविध्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मेदिनीतलम्: the surface of the earth
• मेदिनीतलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनीतल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जलस्य: of water
• जलस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धाराम्: a stream, flow
• धाराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जनिताम्: produced, generated
• जनिताम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• पाण्डुसुतेन: by the son of Pandu (Arjuna)
• पाण्डुसुतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुसुत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Pāṇḍu
• Earth/ground (medinī-tala)
• Water (pānīya/jala)
• Stream (dhārā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in the violence of war, a warrior’s excellence is not only in destruction but also in timely aid and responsiveness; power is ethically tested by how it is used to meet needs, not merely to defeat enemies.

What is happening in the narrative?

Someone asks for drinking water; Arjuna (Pārtha), responding immediately, strikes the earth and causes a stream of water to arise, which the son of Pāṇḍu then sees—an instance highlighting extraordinary capability amid battlefield conditions.