Shloka 43
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
Devanagari script
शूराश्व कृतविद्याश्व धनुर्वेदे च निछ्ठिता:
Transliteration
śūrāśva kṛtavidyāśva dhanurvede ca niṣṭhitāḥ
Translation
サンジャヤは言った。「彼らは勇猛の士、戦の諸芸に鍛えられ、ダヌルヴェーダ――弓術の学に堅く通じている。」
Word by Word
शूराःvaliant (men)
शूराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अश्वhorses
अश्व:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृतविद्याःwell-trained/educated (lit. having acquired learning)
कृतविद्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतविद्या
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धनुर्वेदेin the science of archery
धनुर्वेदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधनुर्वेद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
निष्ठिताःaccomplished/steadfast (fully trained)
निष्ठिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनिष्ठित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaŚ
ŚūrāśvaK
KṛtavidyāśvaD
DhanurvedaCharacter 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 the kṣatriya ideal of disciplined preparation: courage is paired with completed training and steady mastery of dhanurveda, implying that power in war is ethically weighty and must be grounded in skill and self-control.
Sañjaya is describing warriors in the Drona Parva, characterizing them as brave and thoroughly trained archers—setting the scene for the intensity and competence of the forces engaged in the battle.