Shloka 35

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

संनिवार्य तु तान्‌ बाणान्‌ नकुल: परवीरहा

Transliteration

sannivārya tu tān bāṇān nakulaḥ paravīrahā

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having checked those arrows, Nakula—slayer of enemy champions—stood firm, meeting the assault without yielding, as the duty of battle demanded.

Word by Word

• संनिवार्य: having warded off / having checked
• संनिवार्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-√वृ (निवारयति) / निवार्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा/absolutive), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• तु: but / indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy-heroes
• परवीरहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर-वीर-हन् (परवीरहन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Nakula
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violence, the warrior ideal emphasizes disciplined action: resisting an attack with steadiness and self-control, fulfilling one’s duty without panic or collapse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Nakula successfully checks the incoming arrows and remains effective in combat, described with the epithet 'slayer of enemy heroes.'