Shloka 95

अतिकायवधः

The Slaying of Atikāya

Devanagari script

तेऽतिकायंसमासाद्यकवचेवज्रभूषिते ।भग्नाग्रशल्यास्सहसापेतुर्बाणामहीतले ।।।।

Transliteration

te 'tikāyaṁ samāsādya kavace vajrabhūṣite | bhagnāgraśalyāḥ sahasā petur bāṇā mahītale ||

Translation

だがその矢が金剛のごとく堅いアティカーヤの鎧に当たると、矢先はたちまち砕け、矢は地に落ちた。

Word by Word

• te: they/those (arrows)
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• atikāyam: Atikāya
• atikāyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: atikāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samāsādya: having reached/struck upon
• samāsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ā-√sad (धातु) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकाल

• kavace: on the armor
• kavace: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kavaca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• vajra-bhūṣite: adorned with vajra (diamond/thunderbolt-like)
• vajra-bhūṣite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajra (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣita (प्रातिपदिक; from √bhūṣ)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (instrumental/associative sense): vajreṇa bhūṣite; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; qualifies kavace

• bhagna-agra-śalyāḥ: with broken tips/points
• bhagna-agra-śalyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagna (from √bhaj/√bhañj; प्रातिपदिक) + agra (प्रातिपदिक) + śalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: bhagnam agraṃ yeṣāṃ te (broken-tipped); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; qualifies bāṇāḥ

• sahasā: suddenly/violently
• sahasā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sahasā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• petuḥ: fell
• petuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• bāṇāḥ: arrows
• bāṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• mahītale: on the ground
• mahītale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahītala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष: mahyāḥ talaṃ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Context

On those arrows touching Atikaya's diamond like body, the pointed arrows shattered the coat covering the body and the broken coat of nails had fallen down.

Characters & Entities

• Atikāya
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is discernment in struggle: recognizing that mere force is insufficient against protected wrongdoing; one must adapt with skill and right means.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa’s arrow-shower proves ineffective because Atikāya’s armor is exceptionally hard, causing the arrows to break and fall.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Atikāya’s battlefield resilience is highlighted, setting up the need for Lakṣmaṇa’s strategic response.