Shloka 10

Devanagari script

संरक्षितो भीमसेनेन राजा माद्रीसुता भ्यामथ माधवेन । मद्राधिपं पत्रिभिरुग्रवेगै: स्तनान्तरे धर्मसुतो निजघ्ने,धर्मपुत्र राजा युधिष्ठिरने भीमसेन, नकुल-सहदेव तथा सात्यकिसे सुरक्षित हो मद्रराज शल्यकी छातीमें उग्रवेगशाली बाणोंद्वारा प्रहार किया

Transliteration

saṁrakṣito bhīmasenena rājā mādrīsutābhyām atha mādhavena | madrādhipaṁ patribhir ugravegaiḥ stanāntare dharmasuto nijaghne ||

Translation

ಭೀಮಸೇನ, ಮಾದ್ರಿಯ ಪುತ್ರರಾದ ನಕುಲ–ಸಹದೇವರು ಮತ್ತು ಮಾಧವನ ಮಿತ್ರ ಸಾತ್ಯಕಿ ಇವರ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಧರ್ಮಪುತ್ರ ರಾಜ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನು ಉಗ್ರವೇಗದ ರೆಕ್ಕೆಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಮದ್ರಾಧಿಪತಿ ಶಲ್ಯನ ವಕ್ಷಸ್ಥಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಹೊಡೆದನು.

Word by Word

saṃrakṣitaḥprotected/guarded

bhīmasenenaby Bhīmasena

rājāthe king

mādrīsutābhyāmby Mādrī’s two sons (Nakula and Sahadeva)

athathen/and then

mādhavenaby Mādhava (here: Sātyaki/Kṛṣṇa epithet; context favors Sātyaki)

madrādhipamthe lord of Madra (Śalya)

patribhiḥwith arrows (lit. feathered ones)

ugravegaiḥof fierce speed

stanāntarein the space between the breasts (on the chest)

dharmasutaḥDharma’s son (Yudhiṣṭhira)

nijaghnestruck/slew

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmasuta, Dharmaputra)

Bhīmasena

Nakula

Sahadeva

Mādhava (epithet associated with Kṛṣṇa; indicating Kṛṣṇa’s side/ally)

Sātyaki

Śalya (Madrādhipa, king of Madra)

Madra (kingdom)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a dharma-minded ruler must sometimes act decisively in war when duty demands it. The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: facing danger openly, relying on righteous allies, and using legitimate means in battle to neutralize a grave threat.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Yudhiṣṭhira, protected by Bhīma, Nakula, Sahadeva, and Kṛṣṇa’s ally Sātyaki, shoots Śalya—the king of Madra—in the chest with swift, powerful arrows during the Kurukṣetra battle.