Shloka 11

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

श्रुतंजयं च विंशत्या चन्द्रदेवं तथाष्टभि: । मित्रदेवं शतेनैव श्रुतसेनं त्रिभि: शरै:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | śrutaṃjayaṃ ca viṃśatyā candradevaṃ tathāṣṭabhiḥ | mitradevaṃ śatenaiva śrutasenaṃ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

संजय म्हणाला—त्याने श्रुतंजयाला वीस बाणांनी, चंद्रदेवाला आठ, मित्रदेवाला पूर्ण शंभर आणि श्रुतसेनाला तीन शरांनी प्रहार केला.

Word by Word

• श्रुतंजयम्: Shrutanjaya (proper name)
• श्रुतंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• विंशत्या: with twenty
• विंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• चन्द्रदेवम्: Chandradeva (the Moon-god; proper name)
• चन्द्रदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अष्टभिः: with eight
• अष्टभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• मित्रदेवम्: Mitradeva (proper name)
• मित्रदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शतेन: with a hundred
• शतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• श्रुतसेनम्: Shrutasena (proper name)
• श्रुतसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrutaṃjaya
• Candradeva
• Mitradeva
• Śrutasena
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the kṣatriya-world’s ethic of controlled combat: strength is shown through precise, proportionate strikes against specific opponents, reflecting discipline amid the chaos of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a rapid sequence of battlefield hits: one fighter (implied from context) pierces four named warriors—Śrutaṃjaya, Candradeva, Mitradeva, and Śrutasena—using different counts of arrows for each.