Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तस्य पार्थो महाराज नाराचान्‌ वै चतुर्दश

Transliteration

tasya pārtho mahārāja nārācān vai caturdaśa

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, then Pārtha (Arjuna) released fourteen nārāca arrows at him—an act of swift, disciplined martial response within the grim duties of war.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (one)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• नाराचान्: iron arrows
• नाराचान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• चतुर्दश: Visheshana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural (numeral used indeclinably with counted noun)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• nārāca arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: measured, skillful action in battle, carried out decisively without hesitation, reflecting disciplined duty amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna (Pārtha) shoots fourteen powerful nārāca arrows at his opponent, marking an intense exchange in the Shalya Parva battle sequence.