Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततो<परैस्त्रिभिर्भल्लैद्रौणिं विव्याध पाण्डव: । सो5तिविद्धो बलवता पार्थेन सुमहात्मना

Transliteration

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

Translation

ત્યારે પાંડવે વધુ ત્રણ તીક્ષ્ણ ભલ્લોથી દ્રૌણિ (અશ્વત્થામા)ને વીંધી નાખ્યો. મહાત્મા બળવાન પાર્થ દ્વારા અત્યંત વિદ્ધ થયો છતાં તે યુદ્ધધર્મની કઠોરતા વચ્ચે અડગ રહ્યો.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereupon

अपरैःwith other (ones)

त्रिभिःwith three

भल्लैःwith arrows (bhalla-shafts)

द्रौणिम्Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)

विव्याधpierced/wounded

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Arjuna)

सःhe

अतिविद्धःpierced through/exceedingly wounded

बलवताby the strong (one)

पार्थेनby Partha (Arjuna)

सुमहात्मनाby the very great-souled (one)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍava (Arjuna/Pārtha)

Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)

Bhalla arrows

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 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.