Shloka 37

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

Devanagari script

ततोडअर्जुनो नवत्या तु शराणां नतपर्वणाम्‌

Transliteration

tato 'rjuno navatyā tu śarāṇāṃ nataparvaṇām

Translation

Then Arjuna struck him with ninety arrows whose joints were bent—an intense, disciplined volley that displays the warrior’s trained restraint and precision amid the moral pressure of battle.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb)

• arjunaḥ: Arjuna
• arjunaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• navatyā: with ninety
• navatyā: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: navati
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• tu: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable particle)

• śarāṇām: of arrows
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• nata-parvaṇām: of those having bent joints (i.e., barbed/curved-jointed)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nata-parvan
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• arrows (śara)