Shloka 14
अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः
Devanagari script
युद्धे हि निहतः शूरो विसृजन् सायकान् बहून्
Transliteration
yuddhe hi nihataḥ śūro visṛjan sāyakān bahūn
Translation
युद्धात अनेक बाण सोडीत असतानाच जो शूरवीर मारला जातो—तोच त्याचा श्रेष्ठ अंत; धैर्य व धर्म न सोडता रणात कर्म करतानाच तो पडतो.
Word by Word
युद्धेin battle
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
निहतःslain
निहतः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
शूरःthe hero/warrior
शूरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विसृजन्releasing/letting fly
विसृजन्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-सृज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)
सायकान्arrows
सायकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
बहून्many
बहून्:
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraB
battle/war (yuddha)A
arrows (sāyaka)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 upholds the kṣatriya ideal that a warrior’s most honorable death is to fall in battle while actively fighting—maintaining courage, resolve, and duty rather than retreating or yielding.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the battlefield outcome, describing a brave warrior who is killed amid combat while still shooting many arrows—emphasizing the intensity of the fight and the warrior’s steadfast valor.