Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततः परमनाराचैर्युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ । सात्यकिं च रथोदारं कम्पयामास मार्गणै:,तत्पश्चात्‌ उसने अच्छे-अच्छे नाराचोंद्वारा युधामन्यु और उत्तमौजाको तथा अनेक बाणोंसे उदार महारथी सात्यकिको भी कम्पित कर दिया

Transliteration

tataḥ paramanārācair yudhāmanyuttamaujasau | sātyakiṃ ca rathodāraṃ kampayāmāsa mārgaṇaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, with supreme iron darts (nārācas), he shook Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā; and with volleys of arrows he also made the noble, great chariot-warrior Sātyaki reel. The scene underscores how, in the fury of battle, even renowned champions are tested by concentrated force and superior missile-skill.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• परम-नाराचैः: with excellent iron arrows (narācas)
• परम-नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच (प्रातिपदिक); परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• युधामन्यु-उत्तमौजसौ: Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā
• युधामन्यु-उत्तमौजसौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधामन्यु (प्रातिपदिक); उत्तमौजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• रथ-उदारम्: the noble chariot-warrior (lit. noble in chariot)
• रथ-उदारम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार (प्रातिपदिक); रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कम्पयामास: shook, made tremble
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मार्गणैः: with arrows
• मार्गणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhāmanyu
• Uttamaujā
• Sātyaki
• nārāca (iron dart)
• mārgaṇa (arrow/projectile)
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the battlefield reality that prowess and reputation do not exempt even great warriors from being shaken by superior missile-force; it reflects the kṣatriya world where endurance, discipline, and tactical skill are continually tested.

What is happening in the narrative?

A warrior (implied from context) launches excellent nārācas and many arrows, causing Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā to tremble and making the great chariot-warrior Sātyaki reel under the impact of the missile barrage.