Shloka 14

द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः

Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction

Devanagari script

स च्छिन्नो बहुधा राजन्‌ सूतपुत्रेण धन्विना । निपपात शरस्तूर्ण निर्विषो भुजगो यथा,राजन! धनुर्धर सूतपुत्रके द्वारा अनेक टुकड़ोंमें कटा हुआ वह बाण विषहीन भुजंगके समान तुरंत पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

Transliteration

sa cchinnaḥ bahudhā rājan sūtaputreṇa dhanvinā | nipapāta śaras tūrṇaṃ nirviṣo bhujago yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, that arrow—cut into many pieces by the bowman, the Sūta’s son—fell at once to the ground, like a serpent whose poison has been removed. The image underscores how martial skill can render even a deadly weapon suddenly powerless, turning imminent harm into harmless collapse.

Word by Word

सःhe/that (arrow)

छिन्नःcut, severed

बहुधाin many ways; into many pieces

राजन्O king

सूतपुत्रेणby the charioteer’s son (Karna)

धन्विनाby the archer

निपपातfell down

शरःthe arrow

तूर्णम्quickly, at once

निर्विषःwithout poison; venomless

भुजगःsnake

यथाas, like

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Karna (Sūtaputra)

arrow (śara)

serpent (bhujaga)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes