Shloka 15

Devanagari script

विव्याध तरसा राजंस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्‌ । राजन! उन्होंने उन सभी महाधनुर्धरोंको पाँच-पाँच बाणोंसे वेगपूर्वक घायल कर दिया। वह उनके द्वारा अद्भुत-सा कार्य हुआ ।। १४ * ततो<5परेण भल्‍ल्लेन धर्मपुत्रस्य मारिष

Transliteration

vivyādha tarasā rājan tad adbhutam ivābhavat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, with swift force he pierced them; it seemed almost wondrous. In the very midst of battle he struck those great bowmen, five arrows to each, with surging speed—an act that appeared extraordinary.”

Word by Word

विव्याधpierced, wounded

तरसाwith speed/force

राजन्O king

तत्that (act/thing)

अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous

इवas if, like

अभवत्became, was

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the astonishing efficacy of disciplined martial skill in war, while also implicitly reminding the listener (the king) that battlefield brilliance can appear ‘wondrous’ yet remains bound to the tragic momentum of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior, acting with great speed, wounded the opposing great archers—five arrows to each—so effectively that the feat seemed extraordinary.