Shloka 13

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु सो<च्युतायुर्महारथ: । शूलेन भृशतीक्ष्णेन ताडयामास पाण्डवम्‌,इसी समय महारथी अच्युतायुने अत्यन्त तीखे शूलके द्वारा पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुनपर प्रहार किया

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu so 'cyutāyur mahārathaḥ | śūlena bhṛśatīkṣṇena tāḍayāmāsa pāṇḍavam ||

Translation

At that very moment, the great chariot-warrior Acyutāyu struck the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) with a spear of exceedingly sharp point. In the relentless press of battle, the episode underscores how prowess and intent are tested in war, where a single well-aimed weapon can turn the moral and strategic balance of the field.

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अच्युतायुः: Achyutāyu
• अच्युतायुः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: अच्युतायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूलेन: with a spear/trident
• शूलेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भृशतीक्ष्णेन: very sharp
• भृशतीक्ष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृशतीक्ष्ण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ताडयामास: struck/assailed
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड्
• Form: Periphrastic Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवम्: the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Acyutāyu
• Arjuna
• Pāṇḍava
• śūla (spear)