Shloka 3

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

सात्यकिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा भीमसेन त्रिभि: शरै: । सहदेवं त्रिभिरविंद्ध्वा युधिष्ठिरमपीडयत्‌,उन्होंने सात्यकिको दस, भीमसेनको तीन तथा सहदेवको भी तीन बाणोंसे घायल करके युधिष्ठिरको भी पीड़ित कर दिया

Transliteration

sātyakiṃ daśabhir viddhvā bhīmasenaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ | sahadevaṃ tribhir avindhvā yudhiṣṭhiram apīḍayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having struck Sātyaki with ten arrows, Bhīmasena with three, and Sahadeva with three as well, he further pressed and pained Yudhiṣṭhira—intensifying the battle’s pressure upon the Pāṇḍavas.

Word by Word

सात्यकिम्Satyaki (as object)

दशभिःwith ten (arrows)

विद्ध्वाhaving pierced/wounded

भीमसेनम्Bhimasena (as object)

त्रिभिःwith three (arrows)

शरैःwith arrows

सहदेवम्Sahadeva (as object)

त्रिभिःwith three (arrows)

अविद्ध्वाhaving struck/wounded (down/fully)

युधिष्ठिरम्Yudhishthira (as object)

अपिalso/even

ईडयत्he afflicted/pressed (tormented)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Sahadeva

Yudhiṣṭhira

arrows (śara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes