Shloka 231
Devanagari script
निवार्य समरे चापि शरांस्तान् निशितै: शरै: । आजचघान सुसंक्रुद्ध: सुतसोम॑ त्रिभि: शरै:
Transliteration
nivārya samare cāpi śarāṁs tān niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | ājaghāna susaṁkruddhaḥ sutasomaṁ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Translation
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു: “സമരത്തിൽ ആ അമ്പുകളെ തന്റെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ തടഞ്ഞിട്ട്, അത്യന്തം ക്രുദ്ധനായി അവൻ സുതസോമനെ മൂന്നു അമ്പുകളാൽ പ്രഹരിച്ചു.”
Word by Word
निवार्यhaving warded off / having restrained
निवार्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootनि-√वृ (वारयति)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोगार्थ (gerund, voice-neutral)
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
शरान्arrows
शरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
निशितैःwith sharp
निशितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिशित
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
आजघानstruck / smote
आजघान:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-√हन् (हन्ति)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुसंक्रुद्धःhighly enraged
सुसंक्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-संक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुतसोमःSutasoma (proper name)
सुतसोमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुतसोम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रिभिःwith three
त्रिभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
SutasomaA
arrows (śara)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
Even within righteous warfare, action should be governed by skill and restraint; yet the verse also shows how anger (krodha) can rapidly intensify conflict, pushing combatants from defense to forceful retaliation.
During the battle, a warrior first neutralizes incoming arrows with sharp counter-arrows, then—angered—shoots Sutasoma with three arrows, marking a swift shift from defense to an aggressive counterstrike.