Shloka 406

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

Devanagari script

वासविं नवभिर्बाणैर्बाह्वोरुरसि चार्पयत्‌ । फिर तो राजा श्रुतायुधने क्रोधसे अचेत होकर दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लिया और इन्द्रकुमार अर्जुनकी भुजाओं तथा वक्ष:स्थलमें नौ बाण मारे

Transliteration

vāsaviṁ navabhir bāṇair bāhv-orasi cārpayat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: With nine arrows he struck Arjuna—Indra’s son—planting them into his arms and chest. The scene underscores how, in the heat of battle, anger drives warriors to intensify violence, testing restraint and discernment even among the great.

Word by Word

• वासविम्: Vāsavī (Indra’s daughter/consort; here as a proper name/object)
• वासविम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बाह्वोः: in/on (his) two arms
• बाह्वोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

• उरसि: on the chest
• उरसि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अर्पयत्: he placed/shot (lit. caused to be delivered)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Indra’s son, Vāsava)
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger in war escalates harm and clouds judgment; it implicitly points to the ethical ideal of self-control even while fulfilling kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Drona Parva battle account, a warrior shoots nine arrows that lodge in Arjuna’s arms and chest, as Sañjaya reports the intensifying exchange of missiles.