Shloka 20
Devanagari script
तथैवार्जुनिना मुक्ता: शरा: कनकभूषणा:
Transliteration
tathaivārjuninā muktāḥ śarāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「同じように、アルジュナが放った矢—黄金で飾られたそれら—は疾風のごとく飛び出し、彼が戦いに断固として身を投じたことを告げた。この光景は、ただの憤怒ではなく目的に従って力を用いる、規律ある武の行いを示す。戦の倫理的重みが一挙手一投足にのしかかるのである。」
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अर्जुनिनाby Arjuna
अर्जुनिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मुक्ताःreleased, discharged
मुक्ताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमुच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शराःarrows
शराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कनकभूषणाःhaving golden ornaments / gold-adorned
कनकभूषणाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकनकभूषण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
ArjunaA
arrowsCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action in a morally charged setting: Arjuna’s force is not random violence but purposeful, duty-bound engagement. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring concern that even in war, conduct should be governed by resolve, restraint, and dharma.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna releases arrows adorned with gold, describing the intensity and splendor of the combat. The line functions as a vivid battlefield detail, emphasizing Arjuna’s active participation and the formidable exchange of missiles.