Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 10
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
सहदेवस्तु समरे मातुल॑ भूरिवर्चसम् | सज्यमन्यद् धनु: कृत्वा पजचभि: समताडयत्
sahadevas tu samare mātulaṁ bhūrivarcasam | sajyam anyad dhanuḥ kṛtvā pañcabhiḥ samatāḍayat ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സമരത്തിൽ സഹദേവൻ തന്റെ മാതുലനായ ഭൂരിവർചസ്സുള്ള ശല്യനെ നേരിട്ടു. മറ്റൊരു ധനുസ്സ് കെട്ടി, അഞ്ചു അമ്പുകളാൽ അവനെ പ്രഹരിച്ചു.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in wartime: personal relationships, even close kinship, are subordinated to one’s pledged duty and the harsh necessities of battle.
Sañjaya reports that Sahadeva, in combat, readies another bow and strikes his maternal uncle—described as highly radiant—with five arrows.
Ask anything about this verse
Curious about the meaning, context, or a word? Ask, and continue the conversation in the Vedapath app.
A free Google sign-in keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Mahabharata in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.