Shloka 10
Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)
Devanagari script
ततोडर्जुनो महाराज शरै: संनतपर्वभि:
Transliteration
tato
rjuno mah1r1ja arai sanatap1rvabhi
Translation
પછી, મહારાજ, અર્જુને સુસંસ્કૃત અને દૃઢ સાંધાવાળા બાણોથી તેને વિંધ્યો—અવિરત રણધર્મના કઠોર નિયમોમાં તેની સંયમિત ધનુર્વિદ્યાનું આ પ્રતીક હતું.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb)
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संनतपर्वभिःhaving bent/curved joints (i.e., with curved-knotted shafts)
संनतपर्वभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंनतपर्वन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaD
Dhrtar1ra (implied by mah1r1ja)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 disciplined action in accordance with khatriya duty: even amid violence, the warrior is expected to act with skill, steadiness, and responsibility rather than impulse.
Sanjaya reports to King Dhrtar1ra that Arjuna strikes his opponent with well-made, firmly fitted arrows, indicating an intense exchange in the Shalya Parva battle.