Shloka 206

Devanagari script

तोमर प्रेषयामास स्वर्णदण्डं महाधनम्‌ । महाराज! तब सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिने कुपित हो शल्यपर सुवर्णमय दण्डसे विभूषित एक बहुमूल्य तोमरका प्रहार किया

Transliteration

tomaraṁ preṣayāmāsa svarṇadaṇḍaṁ mahādhanam | mahārāja! tadā satyaparākramaḥ sātyakine kupito śalyaparaḥ suvarṇamaya-daṇḍena vibhūṣitaṁ bahumūlyaṁ tomaraṁ prāhāra kṛtavān |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, then Śalyaputra, famed for true valor, enraged at Sātyaki, hurled a highly valuable javelin whose shaft was of gold. The episode underscores how wrath on the battlefield drives men to ever more lethal acts, eclipsing restraint and ethical deliberation amid the compulsions of war.

Word by Word

• तोमरम्: javelin, spear
• तोमरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेषयामास: sent, hurled
• प्रेषयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष् (प्रेषयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular

• स्वर्णदण्डम्: golden-shaft (having a gold staff/handle)
• स्वर्णदण्डम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्णदण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाधनम्: very valuable, of great worth
• महाधनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Mahārāja)
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Śalyaputra (son of Śalya)
• tomara (javelin)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: even noble valor can be redirected into destructive action when restraint and discernment are overcome by rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Śalyaputra, furious with Sātyaki, launches a precious javelin with a golden shaft at him during the battle.