Shloka 56
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
Devanagari script
इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना
Transliteration
iṣubhiś chādyamānānāṃ samare savyasācinā
Translation
സമരത്തിൽ സവ്യസാചി വിട്ട അമ്പുമഴയിൽ അവർ മുഴുവനും മൂടപ്പെടുകയും—മുട്ടിക്കൊള്ളപ്പെടുകയും—ചെയ്തു.
Word by Word
इषुभिःwith arrows
इषुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छाद्यमानानाम्of those being covered/hidden
छाद्यमानानाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछाद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सव्यसाचिनाby the ambidextrous archer (Arjuna)
सव्यसाचिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसव्यसाचिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
Savyasācin (Arjuna)A
arrows (iṣu)B
battlefield (samara)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
The line highlights how decisive skill and focused effort in a righteous cause can swiftly change the balance of a conflict; actions (here, martial prowess) bring immediate consequences, underscoring responsibility in war.
Sañjaya reports that in the thick of battle the opposing warriors are being overwhelmed—‘covered’—by a dense rain of arrows released by Savyasācin, i.e., Arjuna.