Shloka 231

त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः

Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya

Devanagari script

निवार्य समरे चापि शरांस्तान्‌ निशितै: शरै: । आजचघान सुसंक्रुद्ध: सुतसोम॑ त्रिभि: शरै:

Transliteration

nivārya samare cāpi śarāṁs tān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ājaghāna susaṁkruddhaḥ sutasomaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

サञ्जयは言った。激戦のただ中で、彼は鋭い矢でその矢群を食い止め、怒りに燃えたままスータソーマ（Sutasoma）を三本の矢で射抜いた。

Word by Word

• निवार्य: having warded off / having restrained
• निवार्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वारयति)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोगार्थ (gerund, voice-neutral)

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आजघान: struck / smote
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√हन् (हन्ति)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सुसंक्रुद्धः: highly enraged
• सुसंक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुतसोमः: Sutasoma (proper name)
• सुतसोमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतसोम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sutasoma
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even within righteous warfare, action should be governed by skill and restraint; yet the verse also shows how anger (krodha) can rapidly intensify conflict, pushing combatants from defense to forceful retaliation.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, a warrior first neutralizes incoming arrows with sharp counter-arrows, then—angered—shoots Sutasoma with three arrows, marking a swift shift from defense to an aggressive counterstrike.