Mahabharata 7.119.4 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 119, Shloka 4

Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon

Devanagari script

तैर्ललाटार्पितिर्बाणर्युयुधानस्त्वजिद्वागै: । व्यरोचत महाराज त्रिशूज्र इव पर्वत:,महाराज! ललाटमें धँसे हुए उन सीधे जानेवाले बाणोंके द्वारा युयुधान तीन शिखरोंवाले पर्वतके समान सुशोभित हुए

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tair lalāṭārpitair bāṇair yuyudhānas tv ajidvāgaiḥ | vyarocat mahārāja triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ ||

Translation

Wahai Maharaja, dengan anak panah yang melesat lurus itu tertancap di dahinya, Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) tampak bersinar laksana gunung bertiga puncak.

Word by Word

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• ललाटार्पितैः: fixed/embedded in the forehead
• ललाटार्पितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललाटार्पित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युयुधानः: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• अजिद्वागैः: having victorious/irresistible speed (lit. whose motion is conquering)
• अजिद्वागैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजिद्वाग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यरोचत: shone/appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुच्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्रिशृङ्गः: three-peaked
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशृङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पर्वतः: a mountain
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, addressed)
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• forehead (lalāṭa)
• three-peaked mountain (triśṛṅga parvata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣānti (forbearance) and vīrya (valor): a warrior devoted to duty does not lose inner steadiness when struck. Even wounds become signs of unwavering resolve in a dharmic struggle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) after being hit by straight-flying arrows that have lodged in his forehead; despite the injury, he appears radiant, compared to a three-peaked mountain.