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Shloka 236

Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)

व्यसृूजत्‌ सायकान्‌ भूय: शतशो5थ सहस्रश: । इन्द्रजितने पुरुषोंमें सिंहके समान पराक्रमी उन दोनों भाइयोंके समस्त अंगोंमें रोषपूर्वक सैकड़ों और हजारों बाणोंकी बारंबार वृष्टि की

vyasṛjat sāyakān bhūyaḥ śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ |

Mārkaṇḍeya dijo: Una y otra vez descargó andanadas de flechas: primero por cientos y luego por miles. Indrajit, valeroso como un león entre los hombres, encolerizado hizo llover repetidamente cientos y miles de dardos sobre todos los miembros de aquellos dos hermanos. La escena subraya cómo la ira en la batalla multiplica la violencia y pone a prueba la firmeza y el dharma de quienes deben resistir y responder sin perder el freno moral.

व्यसृजत्he/it discharged, released
व्यसृजत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि+सृज्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
सायकान्arrows
सायकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भूयःagain, further
भूयः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
शतशःby hundreds, in hundreds
शतशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतशस्
अथthen, and
अथ:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
सहस्रशःby thousands, in thousands
सहस्रशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

M
Mārkaṇḍeya
S
sāyaka (arrows)
T
the two brothers (unnamed in the given pāda)
I
Indrajit (as per the provided contextual prose)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how wrath escalates conflict: the repeated, massive release of arrows symbolizes anger’s tendency to multiply harm. In dharmic terms, it warns that even in righteous battle one must guard against krodha overwhelming discernment and restraint.

The speaker describes a warrior repeatedly unleashing volleys of arrows—hundreds and thousands—striking the bodies of two brothers. The emphasis is on the intensity and relentlessness of the assault, driven by rage.