Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततोअर्जुन: प्रासृजदुग्रधन्वा भुजावुभौ गाण्डिवं चानुमृज्य । नाराचनालीकवराहकर्णान्‌ क्षुरांस्तथा साउ्जलिकार्धथचन्द्रान्‌

Transliteration

tato 'rjunaḥ prāsṛjad ugradhanvā bhujāv ubhau gāṇḍīvaṃ cānumṛjya | nārācanālīkavarāhakārṇān kṣurāṃs tathāñjalikārdhacandrān ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Entonces Arjuna, el arquero temible, se enjugó ambos brazos y su arco Gāṇḍīva, y comenzó una descarga espantosa de flechas: nārācas, nālīkas, varāhakarṇas, kṣuras, añjalikas y saetas de media luna.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रासृजत्: released, discharged
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उग्रधन्वा: having a fierce bow (mighty archer)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्रधन्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भुजौ: two arms
• भुजौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• गाण्डीवम्: Gāṇḍīva (his bow)
• गाण्डीवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अनुमृज्य: having wiped/cleaned
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-मृज्
• Form: Lyap (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• नाराच: nārāca arrows
• नाराच: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नालीक: nālīka arrows
• नालीक: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालीक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वराहकर्णान्: boar-ear (barbed) arrows
• वराहकर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वराहकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षुरान्: razor(-edged) arrows
• क्षुरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• साञ्जलिक: sāñjalika arrows
• साञ्जलिक: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साञ्जलिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अर्धचन्द्रान्: half-moon (crescent) arrows
• अर्धचन्द्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्धचन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Gāṇḍīva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action in the midst of conflict: Arjuna prepares himself and his weapon with composure, then acts decisively. It reflects kṣatriya-dharma—skill, readiness, and controlled force directed by duty rather than uncontrolled anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, after wiping his arms and the Gāṇḍīva bow, begins a fierce volley using multiple specialized arrow types (nārāca, nālīka, varāhakarṇa, kṣura, añjalika, ardhacandra), signaling an intense escalation in the battle.