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Shloka 15

द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्

Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra

वृषसेनस्तु संक्रुद्धो यज्ञसेनं रथे स्थितम्‌ । बहुभि: सायकैस्ती3्ष्णराजघान स्तनान्तरे,तब वृषसेन अत्यन्त कुपित होकर रथपर बैठे हुए यज्ञसेनकी छातीमें बहुत-से पैने बाण मारे

vṛṣasenastu saṅkruddho yajñasenaṃ rathe sthitam | bahubhiḥ sāyakais tīkṣṇair ājaghāna stanāntare ||

サञ्जयは言った。憤怒したヴリシャセーナは、戦車の上に立つヤジュニャセーナの胸のあたりを、多くの鋭い矢で射抜いた。

वृषसेनःVrishasena
वृषसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृषसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
संक्रुद्धःenraged
संक्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसंक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञसेनम्Yajñasena
यज्ञसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
रथेin/on the chariot
रथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्थितम्standing/placed
स्थितम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्था
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
बहुभिःwith many
बहुभिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तीक्ष्णैःsharp
तीक्ष्णैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतीक्ष्ण
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अघान्struck/slew (hit)
अघान्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
स्तनान्तरेin the chest (between the breasts)
स्तनान्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तन-अन्तर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
V
Vṛṣasena
Y
Yajñasena
C
chariot
A
arrows

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies violence in war: martial prowess becomes an instrument of wrath, reminding readers that ethical self-mastery is fragile amid battlefield duty and rivalry.

Sañjaya reports that Vṛṣasena, furious, shoots many sharp arrows at Yajñasena standing on his chariot, striking him in the chest—an episode of direct chariot-to-chariot combat within the Drona Parva battles.