Shloka 39

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

Devanagari script

तस्यार्जुनो धनुश्छित्त्वा शरावापं निकृत्य च

Transliteration

tasyārjuno dhanuś chittvā śarāvāpaṃ nikṛtya ca

Translation

Sañjaya said: Arjuna, having cut down his bow and also severed the quiver of arrows, decisively stripped him of the means to continue the fight—an act that displays mastery in battle while aiming to neutralize rather than merely kill.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• छित्त्वा: Kriya (Purvakala)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• शरावापम्: arrow-case/quiver (lit. arrow-container)
• शरावापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरावाप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निकृत्य: having cut off / having severed
• निकृत्य: Kriya (Purvakala)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + कृ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• quiver (śarāvāpa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a warrior’s disciplined use of force: by destroying the opponent’s weapons (bow and quiver), Arjuna neutralizes the threat through skill and strategy, suggesting restraint and control even amid lethal conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna disables his opponent by cutting the bow and then cutting off the quiver, preventing further archery and shifting the battle’s balance through tactical disarmament.