Shloka 22

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय कृतवर्मा महारथ: । पज्चभि: सायकैस्तूर्ण विव्याधोरसि भारत

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya kṛtavarmā mahārathaḥ | pañcabhiḥ sāyakais tūrṇaṁ vivyādhorasi bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Kṛtavarmā, that great chariot-warrior, took up another bow and swiftly pierced him in the chest with five arrows, O Bhārata. The verse underscores the relentless momentum of battle—when a weapon fails or is set aside, the warrior immediately resumes his duty as he understands it, intensifying the violence without pause.

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: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active

• कृतवर्मा: Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

• सायकैः: arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• तूर्णम्: swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• विव्याध: pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd, singular, active

• उरसि: in/on the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kṛtavarmā
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• another bow
• five arrows
• chest (urasi)