Shloka 49

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

स विद्ध्वा दशभि: पार्थ वासुदेव॑ च सप्तभि:

Transliteration

sa viddhvā daśabhiḥ pārtha vāsudevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະເວົ້າວ່າ: ເມື່ອເຂົາຍິງຖືກປາຣຖະ (ອາຈຸນ) ດ້ວຍລູກສອນສິບດອກ ແລະຍິງຖືກວາສຸເທວະ (ກຣິດສະນະ) ດ້ວຍເຈັດດອກ ນັກຮົບນັ້ນກໍກົດດັນການຈູ່ໂຈມຕໍ່ໄປ—ເປັນພາບຂອງຄວາມໂຫດຮ້າຍໃນສົງຄາມ ທີ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ຜູ້ຂັບລົດຜູ້ຄ້ຳຈຸນທຳມະກໍບໍ່ຖືກລະເວັ້ນ.

Word by Word

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

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (वेधने) / व्यध्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

• दशभिः: with ten (arrows)
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (agreeing with implied 'arrows'), Instrumental, Plural

• पार्थम्: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सप्तभिः: with seven (arrows)
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: सप्तन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (agreeing with implied 'arrows'), Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the harsh impartiality of battlefield karma: in war, even the foremost agents of dharma (Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa) face injury. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty—acting decisively within one’s role—while recognizing the moral weight and cost of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a combat moment where an unnamed warrior (from the immediate context) shoots and hits Arjuna with ten arrows and Kṛṣṇa with seven, intensifying the engagement around Arjuna’s chariot.