Shloka 29

दुःशासननिग्रहः—द्रोणधृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धप्रसङ्गः

Rebuke of Duḥśāsana; Context of the Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Combat

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्रो राजा मद्रराजानमाहवे । विद्ध्वा पज्चाशता बाणै: पुनर्विव्याध सप्तभि:,तदनन्तर राजा युधिष्ठिरने युद्धमें मद्रराज शल्यको पचास बाणोंसे घायल करके पुनः सात बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें बीध डाला

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā madrarājānam āhave | viddhvā pañcāśatā bāṇaiḥ punar vivyādha saptabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, in the midst of battle, struck the king of Madra (Śalya) with fifty arrows, and again pierced him with seven more. The scene underscores the grim discipline of war: even a dharma-minded ruler is compelled to employ force decisively when duty and survival of his side demand it.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्रराजानम्: the king of Madra (Śalya)
• मद्रराजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• पञ्चाशता: with fifty
• पञ्चाशता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाशत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सप्तभिः: with seven
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śalya (Madrarāja, king of Madra)
• arrows
• battlefield