Mahabharata 9.14.35 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 14, Shloka 35

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

Devanagari script

ततो<परैस्त्रिभिर्भल्लैद्रौणिं विव्याध पाण्डव: । सो5तिविद्धो बलवता पार्थेन सुमहात्मना

Transliteration

tato 'parais tribhir bhallair drauṇiṁ vivyādha pāṇḍavaḥ | so 'tividdho balavatā pārthena sumahātmanā ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors le guerrier Pāṇḍava frappa le fils de Droṇa (Aśvatthāman) de trois flèches acérées supplémentaires. Transpercé profondément par le puissant Pārtha, cet archer à la grande âme continua de pousser le combat au cœur des dures exigences de la guerre, où la vaillance et la résolution tranchent l’instant, tandis que le dharma demeure la mesure suprême de la conduite du guerrier.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• अपरैः: with other (ones)
• अपरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भल्लैः: with arrows (bhalla-shafts)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रौणिम्: Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिविद्धः: pierced through/exceedingly wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिविद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular (past passive participle from √विध् with उपसर्ग अति)

• बलवता: by the strong (one)
• बलवता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुमहात्मना: by the very great-souled (one)
• सुमहात्मना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna/Pārtha)
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Bhalla arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior ethic: skill and strength are exercised decisively in battle, yet the description of Arjuna as “great-souled” implies that true martial excellence is ideally joined with nobility of intent and disciplined conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna (Pārtha), a Pāṇḍava, shoots Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi), son of Droṇa, with three additional bhalla-arrows, wounding him severely in the ongoing combat.