Shloka 5
Devanagari script
तांस्तु भल्लैमहावेगैर्दशभिर्दश भारतान्
Transliteration
tāṁstu bhallair mahāvegair daśabhir daśa bhāratān
Translation
संजय बोले: अत्यन्त वेगवान् दस भल्लों से उसने दस भारत-वीरों को गिरा दिया।
Word by Word
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
भल्लैःwith arrows (bhalla-type shafts)
भल्लैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभल्ल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
महावेगैःwith great speed/force
महावेगैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहावेग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
दशभिःwith ten
दशभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
दशten
दश:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootदशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भारतान्Bharatas (warriors of the Bharata line)
भारतान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
BhāratasB
bhalla 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 underscores the grim ethical tension of dharma in war: martial excellence and resolve can be admirable within kṣatriya-duty, yet the narration also highlights how warfare turns human lives into tally and spectacle, inviting reflection on the cost of righteous conflict.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a warrior (implied from prior context) uses ten swift, broad-headed arrows to strike ten Bhārata fighters, emphasizing rapid, lethal efficiency in the ongoing combat.