Shloka 6
Devanagari script
तौच तं प्रत्यविध्येतां त्रिभिस्त्रिभिरजिह्मागै:
Transliteration
tau ca taṃ pratyavidhyetāṃ tribhis tribhir ajihmagaiḥ
Translation
Sañjaya dit : Alors tous deux ripostèrent contre lui, chacun de trois flèches, droites et sans dévier.
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रत्यविध्येताम्they two pierced/struck (him) in return
प्रत्यविध्येताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + व्यध् (प्र + प्रति + अव)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
त्रिभिःwith three (arrows)
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
त्रिभिःwith three (arrows)
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अजिह्मागैःwith straight-going (unerring) ones (arrows)
अजिह्मागैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअजिह्मग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaT
two warriors (unnamed in this verse)A
arrowsCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya discipline: retaliation is not portrayed as rage but as trained, precise action—suggesting that even in war, conduct is shaped by skill, restraint, and role-based duty.
Two fighters respond to an opponent by shooting him in return, each releasing three straight-flying arrows, indicating a coordinated counterattack and the intensity of the ongoing battle.