Shloka 34

मान्धातृ-जन्म-चरितम्

The Birth and Career Account of Māndhātṛ

Devanagari script

आजगवं नाम धनु: शतः शड्ोेद्धवाश्न ये अभेद्यं कवचं चैव सद्यस्तमुपशिश्रियु:

Transliteration

ājagavaṁ nāma dhanuḥ śataśaḥ ṣaḍveddhavāśn ye abhedyaṁ kavacaṁ caiva sadyas tam upaśiśriyuḥ

Translation

Lomaśa dijo: «Había un arco llamado Ājagava, y flechas por centenares—saetas que atravesaban seis capas—junto con una cota de malla impenetrable. Todo ello fue tomado al instante y dispuesto para su uso».

Word by Word

• आजगवं: Ajagava (a bow-name)
• आजगवं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आजगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नाम: name (as/called)
• नाम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शतशः: by hundreds; in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• षड्वेद्धवाः: six-piercers (arrows/shafts that pierce in six ways)
• षड्वेद्धवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: षड्वेद्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अश्नन्: they struck/bit (i.e., pierced)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, Lat, Vedic/epic present participial-looking form used finitely in some recensions; interpreted here as finite 'they ate/consumed' is unlikely; better taken as 'they struck/bit' in sense of 'pierced' (contextual).

• ये: who/which (those who)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभेद्यं: unpierceable; impenetrable
• अभेद्यं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कवचं: armor
• कवचं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• सद्यः: immediately; at once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सद्यस् (अव्यय)
• Form: true

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपशिश्रियुः: they resorted to; they took refuge with; they approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रि (धातु)
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada, Lit, उप

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Ājagava (bow)
• arrows
• kavaca (armour)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights readiness and the disciplined assumption of means (weapons and protection) before action—implying that power should be paired with preparedness and proper equipment, not impulsiveness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa describes the immediate taking up of formidable armaments: the famed bow Ājagava, numerous powerful arrows, and an impenetrable armour—signaling imminent conflict or a decisive undertaking.