Shloka 26

Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय धर्मपुत्रो महारथ: । हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणैर्बाह्लोरुससि चार्पयत्‌

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya dharmaputro mahārathaḥ | hārdikyaṃ daśabhir bāṇair bāhlor asasi cārpayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the son of Dharma, that great chariot-warrior, took up another bow and struck Hārdikya with ten arrows, and also pierced Bāhlīka in the chest—pressing the battle forward with resolute, duty-bound force.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• धर्मपुत्रः: Dharma's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हार्दिक्यम्: Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)
• हार्दिक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• बाह्लोरुससि: in Bāhlīka's chest
• बाह्लोरुससि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लोरुसस्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अर्पयत्: he hurled/placed (struck)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Hārdikya
• Bāhlīka
• bow
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the dharma-minded Yudhiṣṭhira must act decisively in war when duty demands it; the verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma—measured resolve and responsibility in the face of conflict, rather than personal hatred.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira takes up another bow and shoots Hārdikya with ten arrows, and also strikes Bāhlīka in the chest, indicating an intense exchange of missile warfare among leading chariot-fighters.