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Shloka 303

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

चिच्छेद सप्तधा वीर: पार्थ: शत्रुनिबर्हण: । शत्रुओंका संहार करनेवाले वीर अर्जुनने सहसा अपनी ओर आते हुए उस सुवर्णपत्रविभूषित मुसलके सात टुकड़े कर डाले

ciccheda saptadhā vīraḥ pārthaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ |

サञ्जयは語った。敵を滅ぼす勇士パールタ(アルジュナ)は、迫り来るその黄金の飾りを帯びたムサラを、たちまち七つに断ち割った。この場面は、戦の陰鬱な務めにおいて発揮される、規律ある武の技を示す。暴力に対し、無謀な憤怒ではなく、制御された決断の一撃で応じたのである。

चिच्छेदcut, severed
चिच्छेद:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada
सप्तधाinto seven parts, sevenfold
सप्तधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसप्तधा
वीरःthe hero
वीरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)
पार्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
शत्रुनिबर्हणःdestroyer of enemies
शत्रुनिबर्हणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशत्रुनिबर्हण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna (Pārtha)
W
weapon (musala/mace-like club, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

Even amid warfare, the ideal warrior acts with trained restraint and precision, fulfilling kṣatriya-duty by neutralizing danger efficiently rather than indulging in uncontrolled aggression.

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, as an enemy-slayer, quickly intercepts an incoming weapon and slices it into seven pieces, displaying superior archery and battlefield composure.