Shloka 100
Devanagari script
।। स च्छाद्यमान: समरे शरै: परबलार्दन:
Transliteration
sa cchādyamānaḥ samare śaraiḥ parabalārdanaḥ
Translation
तो रणांगणात बाणवृष्टीने आच्छादित होत असूनही शत्रुबळाचा संहार करणारा होऊन तो अखंड आक्रमण करीत राहिला।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
च्छाद्यमानःbeing covered
च्छाद्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शरैःby arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
परबलार्दनःdestroyer of the enemy host
परबलार्दनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपरबलार्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)अ
अनिर्दिष्टः योद्धा (unnamed warrior)श
शर (arrows)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 verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when overwhelmed by hostile force (a rain of arrows), a warrior persists in his role. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s focus on resolve and the harsh demands of kṣatriya conduct amid the moral weight of war.
Sañjaya describes a combatant in the thick of battle who is being blanketed by arrows yet remains effective—characterized as one who crushes the enemy’s strength—indicating an intense exchange where resilience and offensive power are simultaneously displayed.