Shloka 2536

Devanagari script

प्रेषषामास राजेन्द्र ते5स्या भ्रश्यन्त वर्मण: । राजेन्द्र! फिर सोनेकी पाँखवाले नब्बे पैने बाण उसने चलाये, परंतु वे कृतवर्माके कवचसे फिसलकर गिर गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | preṣayāmāsa rājendra te ’syā bhraśyanta varmaṇaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O king, he discharged those arrows; yet they slipped off his armour and fell away. In the press of battle, the warrior’s skill meets the protection earned by preparedness and steadfastness—so that even a fierce volley may fail when met by firm defence.

Word by Word

• प्रेषयामास: sent/shot forth
• प्रेषयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेषय् (प्रेष्) धातु
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अस्याः: of him/this (his)
• अस्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• भ्रश्यन्त: fell off/slipped away
• भ्रश्यन्त: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रंश् धातु
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), 3, plural, आत्मनेपदम्

• वर्मणः: from the armor
• वर्मणः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājendra)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• armour/cuirass (varman)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in righteous warfare, outcomes depend not only on aggression but also on disciplined defence and preparedness; strength must be matched with protection and steadiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to the king that a volley of arrows was shot, but the missiles failed to penetrate and instead slipped off the opponent’s armour and fell.