Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तत एनाञ्शरब्रातैः सहसा समवाकिरत्‌

Transliteration

tata enāñ śarabrātaiḥ sahasā samavākirat

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, all at once, he showered him with a dense volley of arrows, overwhelming him in the fury of battle—an image of how, in war, force and speed often eclipse deliberation and restraint.

Word by Word

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

• एनान्: these (them)
• एनान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शरव्रातैः: with multitudes of arrows
• शरव्रातैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरव्रात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहसा: suddenly, forcefully
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• समवाकिरत्: he showered/covered (them) completely
• समवाकिरत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अव + √कॄ (किरति/किर्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the brutal momentum of warfare: once combat escalates, actions become swift and overwhelming, reminding readers that violence tends to multiply and can suppress reflective ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that a warrior suddenly inundates his opponent with a thick barrage of arrows, indicating a decisive surge in the exchange of missile-weapons on the battlefield.