Shloka 25

Devanagari script

ततः सुनिशितान्‌ पीतान्‌ समादत्त शिलीमुखान्‌ । ससर्ज त्वरया युक्तः पुत्रांस्ते प्राप्प मारिष,आर्य! इसके बाद भीमने बड़ी उतावलीके साथ बहुत-से तीखे और पानीदार बाण हाथमें लिये और आपके पुत्रोंको लक्ष्य करके छोड़ दिये

Transliteration

tataḥ suniśitān pītān samādatta śilīmukhān | sasarja tvarayā yuktaḥ putrāṁs te prāpya māriṣa ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Lalu, digerakkan oleh desakan, ia mengambil banyak anak panah śilīmukha yang tajam dan kekuningan, wahai yang mulia, dan segera melepaskannya dengan putra-putramu sebagai sasaran.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

सुनिशितान्very sharp

पीतान्yellow/golden (lit. 'yellow')

समादत्तtook up, seized

शिलीमुखान्arrows (śilīmukha)

ससर्जreleased, discharged

त्वरयाwith haste

युक्तःendowed/engaged (with)

पुत्रान्sons

तेyour (of you)

प्राप्पreached/aimed at (text uncertain)

मारिषO noble one

आर्यO venerable one

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address māriṣa and ‘your sons’)

Kaurava princes (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons)

arrows (śilīmukha)

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 battlefield ethic of decisive action—speed, preparedness, and focus—while implicitly reminding the listener that such efficiency in war carries grave moral consequences when directed against one’s own kin in a fratricidal conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the warrior takes up sharp, yellow-hued arrows and quickly releases them toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (the Kauravas), emphasizing the rapid escalation and intensity of the combat.