Shloka 17
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
Devanagari script
सो$तिविद्धों बलवता तव पुत्रेण धन्विना
Transliteration
so 'tividdhoṃ balavatā tava putreṇa dhanvinā
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。「彼は強大な弓の使い手、そなたの子によって、凄まじい力で射抜かれ、深く貫かれた。」
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतिविद्धःpierced through / grievously wounded
अतिविद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिविद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलवताby the strong (one)
बलवता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तवyour
तव:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular, Second
पुत्रेणby (your) son
पुत्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धन्विनाby the archer / bowman
धन्विना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधन्विन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)त
तव पुत्र (your son—Duryodhana or another Kaurava prince, context-dependent)ध
धन्वी (the archer/bowman)Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark moral reality of war: skill and strength can inflict sudden, irreversible harm. It implicitly warns that reliance on sheer martial power, even when framed as duty, carries heavy ethical and human costs.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior has been grievously pierced by a powerful archer—identified as the king’s son—indicating a decisive, forceful strike in the ongoing battle.