Shloka 18

Devanagari script

दह्यृतीव शरीरं मे संवृतस्य तवेषुभि: । मर्माणि परिदूयन्ते मुखं च परिशुष्यति,“अर्जुन! तुम्हारे बाणोंसे मेरे सम्पूर्ण अंग बिंधे हुए हैं; अतः मेरा यह शरीर दग्ध-सा हो रहा है। सारे मर्मस्थानोंमें अत्यन्त पीड़ा हो रही है। मुँह सूखता जा रहा है

Transliteration

dahyatīva śarīraṁ me saṁvṛtasya tavēṣubhiḥ | marmāṇi paridūyante mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati ||

Translation

“Arjuna! Tubuhku seakan terbakar, sebab seluruhnya tertutup oleh panah-panahmu. Titik-titik vital dan persendianku berdenyut oleh nyeri yang hebat, dan mulutku mengering.”

Word by Word

दह्यृतीवas if burning

शरीरम्body

मेmy

संवृतस्यof (me) covered/encircled

तवyour

इषुभिःby arrows

मर्माणिvital spots

परिदूयन्तेare pained/burn intensely

मुखम्mouth

चand

परिशुष्यतिdries up

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

arrows (iṣu)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tangible suffering produced by warfare: even when fighting is undertaken as duty, it brings pain and depletion. It implicitly calls for sobriety, self-control, and ethical awareness about the cost of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of battle, the speaker describes being overwhelmed by Arjuna’s arrows—his body feels scorched, his vital points ache, and his mouth dries up—conveying the intensity of Arjuna’s assault and the physical toll of combat.