Shloka 38
Devanagari script
एवं स शिरसा तेन चोटद्यमान: पुन: पुनः:
Transliteration
evaṁ sa śirasā tena coṭadyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ
Translation
Thus he was struck again and again upon the head by him, enduring repeated blows—an image of relentless violence that shows how, in the frenzy of battle, compassion and restraint are eclipsed by the drive to overpower the fallen or the weakened.
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिरसाwith (his) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तेनby him/it; with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
चोटद्यमानःbeing struck/beaten
चोटद्यमानः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचोट् (चोटयति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle; -द्यमान), Passive
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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
The line highlights the dehumanizing momentum of war: repeated blows symbolize how anger and victory-seeking can override restraint, inviting reflection on dharma as self-control even amid conflict.
Vaiśampāyana describes a combat scene in which one person is being struck on the head repeatedly by another, emphasizing the intensity and brutality of the encounter.