Shloka 46

Devanagari script

पुन: पुनः शतैरेनं त्वरमाणो धनंजय:

Transliteration

punaḥ punaḥ śatair enaṃ tvaramāṇo dhanaṃjayaḥ

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Una y otra vez, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), avanzando con premura, lo acometió con cientos de flechas, renovando sin tregua el ataque.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• शतैः: with hundreds (of arrows/blows)
• शतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वर् (धातु) → त्वरमाण (शतृ/शानच् वर्तमानकृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय (अर्जुन-नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast effort under pressure: in a dharmic war context, a kṣatriya is expected to act decisively and persistently, without wavering when duty requires firm action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), moving swiftly, attacks his opponent repeatedly, delivering blows in great number—emphasizing the intensity and momentum of the combat.