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Shloka 19

द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्

Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra

वृषसेनस्ततो राजन ट्रुपदं नवभि: शरै: | विद्ध्वा विव्याध सप्तत्या पुनरन्यैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभि:,राजन! तदनन्तर वृषसेनने राजा द्रुपदको नौ बाणोंसे घायल करके फिर सत्तर बाणोंसे बींध डाला। तत्पश्चात्‌ उन्हें तीन-तीन बाण और मारे

vṛṣasenastato rājan drupadaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ | viddhvā vivyādha saptatyā punar anyais tribhis tribhiḥ ||

サンジャヤは言った。「それから、王よ、ヴリシャセーナはドルパダを九本の矢で射た。貫いたのち、さらに七十本で傷を重ね、また別の矢を三本ずつ放って追い打ちをかけた。この場面は、戦場における暴力が容赦なく増幅してゆくさまを示す。武の冴えは幾度もの矢の斉射で誇示されるが、その過剰の道義的代価は言外に漂う。」

वृषसेनःVrishasena
वृषसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृषसेन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
द्रुपदम्Drupada
द्रुपदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुपद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
नवभिःwith nine
नवभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनवन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःwith arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विद्ध्वाhaving pierced
विद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (root usage)
विव्याधpierced, struck
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
Formलिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सप्तत्याwith seventy
सप्तत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसप्तति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
अन्यैःwith other
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
त्रिभिःwith three
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
त्रिभिःwith three (each time / in threes)
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
V
Vṛṣasena
D
Drupada
A
arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of relentless martial exertion—skill and dominance are shown through repeated, measured volleys. Ethically, it also invites reflection on how war normalizes excess force, turning suffering into a metric of victory.

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Vṛṣasena strikes King Drupada first with nine arrows, then with seventy more, and then continues to shoot additional arrows in sets of three, intensifying the assault.