Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अथास्येषुं समाधत्त दृढे परमसम्मतम्‌

Transliteration

athāsyaiṣuṃ samādhatt dṛḍhe paramasammatam

Translation

संजय बोले— तब उसने धनुष पर एक बाण चढ़ाया—दृढ़, और उस कार्य के लिए सर्वथा उपयुक्त—मानो युद्ध के धर्म-गौरव के बीच संयमित निश्चय से प्रहार करने को उद्यत हो।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• इषुम्: arrow
• इषुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाधत्त: he fixed/placed (on the bow); he set
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + धा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दृढे: on/into the firm (bow/string); in the firm one
• दृढे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• परमसम्मतम्: most approved/excellent
• परमसम्मतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + सम्मत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrow

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined resolve: action in war is preceded by deliberate preparation, suggesting that even in violent contexts one acts with steadiness and a sense of what is deemed proper (sammata).

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) sets an arrow on a firm bow, preparing to shoot—an immediate prelude to an attack or decisive moment in the battle.