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Shloka 2936

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

शरवर्षेण महता समन्तात्‌ पर्यवारयत्‌ | इसी प्रकार शूरवीर नकुलने रणभूमिमें शकुनिके पुत्रको बड़ी भारी बाणवर्षाके द्वारा सब ओरसे अवरुद्ध कर दिया

sañjaya uvāca | śaravarṣeṇa mahatā samantāt paryavārayat |

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಅವನು ಮಹತ್ತರವಾದ ಬಾಣವೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಅವನನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಆವರಿಸಿದನು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಶೂರವೀರ ನಕುಲನು ರಣಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶಕುನಿಯ ಪುತ್ರನನ್ನು ಘನವಾದ ಭೀಕರ ಬಾಣವೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಸರ್ವತಃ ತಡೆದು ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿದನು.

शरवर्षेणby a shower of arrows
शरवर्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशरवर्ष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
महताgreat, mighty
महता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
समन्तात्on all sides, all around
समन्तात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्तात्
FormAdverb
पर्यवारयत्he surrounded / hemmed in
पर्यवारयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + √वृ (वारयति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
N
Nakula
S
Shakuni
S
Shakuni’s son
A
arrows (śara)
B
battlefield (raṇabhūmi, implied by the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: disciplined courage and tactical mastery in battle, where one fulfills duty with focused resolve rather than hesitation, using skill to restrain and overpower an adversary.

Sañjaya reports that Nakula unleashes an intense, continuous volley of arrows and thereby surrounds and immobilizes Shakuni’s son on the battlefield, preventing his movement by attacking from all directions.