Shloka 48

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

स ताड्यमानो विशिखेैर्बहुभिस्तिग्मतेजनै:

Transliteration

sa tāḍyamāno viśikhair bahubhis tigmatejanaiḥ

Translation

ಅವನು ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ, ಜ್ವಲಂತ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನ ಅನೇಕ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಮರುಮರು ಹೊಡೆತಕ್ಕೊಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು; ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿಯ ನಿರಂತರ ಒತ್ತಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಹನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ताड्यमानः: being struck
• ताड्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड्
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), Passive (karmaṇi), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशिखैः: with arrows
• विशिखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बहुभिः: by many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तिग्मतेजनैः: sharp-pointed (lit. having keen brilliance)
• तिग्मतेजनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिग्मतेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (viśikha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the stark reality of dharma in wartime: a warrior may be compelled to endure intense harm while remaining steadfast. It highlights resilience under unavoidable conflict and the moral weight of violence even when framed as duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a combatant being repeatedly struck by numerous, razor-sharp arrows, emphasizing the ferocity and sustained intensity of the ongoing battle scene in the Droṇa Parva.