Shloka 3

Devanagari script

न च सम किंचिच्छक्नोति भूत॑ निश्चरितुं ततः । संछाद्यमाने खे बाणैरस्थता सव्यसाचिना,सव्यसाची अर्जुनके चलाये हुए बाणोंसे सारा आकाश छा गया था; इसलिये कोई भी प्राणी उस वनसे निकल नहीं पाता था

Transliteration

na ca samaṁ kiñcic chaknoti bhūtaṁ niścarituṁ tataḥ | saṁchādyamāne khe bāṇair asthatā savyasācinā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Et nul être ne put s’échapper de là, car le ciel était entièrement couvert par les flèches que décochait le ferme Savyasācin (Arjuna). La scène souligne comment une habileté guerrière disciplinée, lorsqu’elle est conduite par la résolution, peut rendre la fuite impossible et contenir la violence dans un champ délibérément choisi.

Word by Word

नnot

चand

समम्even, equally; at all

किञ्चित्anything; in the least

शक्नोतिis able

भूतम्a living being, creature

निःचरितुम्to go out, to come forth

ततःfrom there; thence

संछाद्यमानेwhile being covered

खेin the sky

बाणैःwith arrows

अस्थातstood; remained; came to be

सव्यसाचिनाby Savyasācin (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Savyasācin (Arjuna)

bāṇa (arrows)

kha (sky)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the power of disciplined skill (śaurya and kauśala) applied with steadiness: when force is precisely directed, it can decisively control a situation. Ethically, it points to the responsibility that accompanies such capability—mastery can protect or overwhelm, depending on intent.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna (Savyasācin) releases such a dense shower of arrows that the sky seems covered, preventing any creature from escaping the area. It is a vivid description of battlefield dominance through archery.