Shloka 42
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
Devanagari script
आजघान महाबाहु: पार्षतं त॑ं महारथम् । त॑ चैव पार्षतो राजन हार्दिक्यं नवभि: शरै:
Transliteration
ājaghāna mahābāhuḥ pārṣataṃ taṃ mahāratham | taṃ caiva pārṣato rājan hārdikyaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Translation
サञ्जयは語った。強大な腕をもつ戦士は、プリシャタの子（ドリシュタデュムナ）という大車戦士を打った。すると、王よ、プリシャタの子は返礼としてハールディキヤ（クリタヴァルマン）を九本の矢で射た。
Word by Word
आजघानstruck, smote
आजघान:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (√हन्)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपद
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पार्षतम्the son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)
पार्षतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्षत
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
तम्him/that
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
महारथम्the great chariot-warrior
महारथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
तम्him/that
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पार्षतःthe son of Prishata (Dhrishtadyumna)
पार्षतः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्षत
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
हार्दिक्यम्the son of Hrdika (Kritavarman)
हार्दिक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहार्दिक्य
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
नवभिःwith nine
नवभिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनवन्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraD
Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata, son of Pṛṣata)K
Kṛtavarman (Hārdikya)A
arrows (śara)Character 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 reflects the battlefield ethic of kṣatriya-dharma: warriors meet aggression with disciplined counteraction, maintaining courage and resolve even amid escalating violence.
In Sañjaya’s report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a mighty-armed warrior strikes Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Dhṛṣṭadyumna immediately retaliates by piercing Kṛtavarman (Hārdikya) with nine arrows, showing rapid exchange between leading fighters.