Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ततो5परेण भल्‍्लेन पीतेन निशितेन च

Transliteration

tato 'pareṇa bhallena pītena niśitena ca

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, with yet another bhalla-arrow—yellow-hued and razor-sharp—he struck again, pressing the assault forward in the relentless ethics of battlefield duty where resolve is proved by repeated, precise action.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पञ्चमी-अर्थे: 'from/then')

• अपरेण: with another
• अपरेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• भल्लेन: with an arrow (bhalla)
• भल्लेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पीतेन: yellow/golden
• पीतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (कर्मणि कृदन्त: √पा 'to drink' → 'drunk/imbibed'; here as a qualifier, often 'yellow/golden')

• निशितेन: sharp/keen
• निशितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (कृदन्त: √शा/शि 'to sharpen' → 'sharpened, keen')

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bhalla (arrow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a terse battle-line, the implied ethic is kṣatriya-dharma: steadfastness and disciplined execution of one’s role. The emphasis on a second, sharp, well-aimed weapon highlights persistence and precision rather than impulsive violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues the battlefield report: after a prior strike, the warrior follows up immediately with another bhalla-arrow, described as yellow and keen, indicating a renewed, forceful attack in the ongoing combat.