Shloka 46

त एनं शरवर्षेण समन्तात्‌ पर्यवारयन्‌ | गजं च शरवृष्ट्या तु बिभिदुस्ते समन्‍्तत:,उस समय अभिमन्यु आदि महारथी भीमका इस प्रकार बाणोंसे आच्छादित हो जाना सहन न कर सके। वे अपने बाहुबलका आश्रय ले युद्धमें भगदत्तपर सब ओरसे बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए उन्हें रोकने लगे। उन्होंने अपने बाणोंकी वृष्टिसे भगदत्तके हाथीको भी सब ओरसे छेद डाला

te enaṁ śaravarṣeṇa samantāt paryavārayan | gajaṁ ca śaravṛṣṭyā tu bibhidus te samantataḥ ||

Sañjaya dit : Ils l’encerclèrent de toutes parts sous une pluie de flèches ; et par cette même averse de traits, ils percèrent aussi l’éléphant de tous côtés.

तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एनम्this one / him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शरवर्षेणwith a rain of arrows
शरवर्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरवर्ष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
समन्तात्on all sides / all around
समन्तात्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्तात्
पर्यवारयन्they surrounded / hemmed in
पर्यवारयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि+वृ (वारयति)
FormImperfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
गजम्the elephant
गजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
शरवृष्ट्याwith a shower of arrows
शरवृष्ट्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरवृष्टि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
तुindeed / but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
बिभिदुःthey pierced / split
बिभिदुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormPerfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समन्ततःfrom all sides / all around
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
A
arrow-shower (śaravarṣa)
E
elephant (gaja)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how, in a dharma-framed war, warriors often respond to overwhelming force with coordinated resistance. Ethically, it raises the tension between necessary martial duty (checking a dangerous opponent) and the tragic escalation of harm, extending even to mounts like the elephant.

A group of warriors surrounds a key fighter with a dense rain of arrows, effectively blocking him from all sides; in the same barrage they also wound and pierce the elephant he is associated with, indicating an intense attempt to neutralize the threat by targeting both combatant and mount.