Shloka 46

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 29 — Arjuna’s defeat of Vṛṣaka–Acalā and the neutralization of Śakuni’s māyā

Devanagari script

देववाक्यात्‌ प्रचिच्छेद शरेण भृशमर्जुन: । छिन्नमात्रें3शुके तस्मिन्‌ रुद्धनेत्रो बभूव सः:

Transliteration

devavākyāt praciccheda śareṇa bhṛśam arjunaḥ | chinnamātreṃśuke tasmin ruddhanetro babhūva saḥ ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະເວົ້າວ່າ: ເມື່ອສຽງປະກາດອັນດັ່ງສຽງເທວະນັ້ນດັງຂຶ້ນ ອາຣະຈຸນກໍຍິງລູກສອນຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວແລະແຮງກ້າ ຕັດທຸງນັ້ນໃຫ້ຂາດ. ພໍທຸງຖືກຕັດຂາດ ສັດຕູນັ້ນກໍເຫມືອນຜູ້ຖືກປິດຕາ—ທັງສາຍຕາແລະຄວາມຫມັ້ນໃຈຖືກກັ້ນໄວ້ ຕໍ່ໜ້າຄວາມກ້າຫານອັນຕັດສິນຂາດຂອງອາຣະຈຸນໃນພາລະທຳຂອງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

देववाक्यात्from the divine utterance/command

प्रचिच्छेदcut off / severed

शरेणwith an arrow

भृशम्violently / exceedingly

अर्जुनःArjuna

छिन्नमात्रेwhen it was just cut / at the mere cutting

अंशुकेin the cloth/garment

तस्मिन्in that

रुद्धनेत्रःwith eyes obstructed/covered

बभूवbecame

सःhe

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

arrow (śara)

banner/flag cloth (aṃśuka)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the chaos of war, decisive action grounded in duty can neutralize intimidation and spectacle; true strength is shown by clarity and precision rather than being swayed by grand proclamations.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, reacting to a lofty or ‘divine’ proclamation, shoots an arrow that cuts down a cloth-banner/flag; as soon as it is severed, the opposing figure is described as having obstructed vision—symbolizing sudden disorientation and loss of advantage.