Shloka 85
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
Devanagari script
मद्रराजश्न॒ कौन्तेयमविध्यत् त्रिंशता शरै:
Transliteration
madrarājaḥ kaunteyam avidhyat triṃśatā śaraiḥ
Translation
संजय बोले: मद्रराज शल्य ने कौन्तेय अर्जुन को तीस बाणों से बेधा।
Word by Word
मद्रराजःthe king of Madra (Śalya)
मद्रराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमद्रराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कौन्तेयम्Kuntī's son (Arjuna)
कौन्तेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अविध्यत्pierced, struck
अविध्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular
त्रिंशताwith thirty
त्रिंशता:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिंशत्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
Śalya (Madrarāja)K
Kaunteya (son of Kuntī)A
arrows (śara)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
The verse highlights the kṣatriya arena where duty is enacted through combat: endurance under attack and steadfastness amid escalating violence are repeatedly tested, reminding readers that power must be paired with discipline and purpose even in war.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment: Śalya, the ruler of Madra, shoots and wounds Kaunteya with thirty arrows, marking an intensification of the exchange of missiles between major warriors.