Shloka 76
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
Devanagari script
तदादाय धनु: श्रेष्ठ वरिष्ठ: सर्वधन्विनाम्
Transliteration
tadādāya dhanuḥ śreṣṭhaṃ variṣṭhaḥ sarva-dhanvinām
Translation
मग सर्व धनुर्धरांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ असलेल्या त्या वीराने ते उत्तम धनुष्य उचलले।
Word by Word
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रेष्ठम्best, excellent
श्रेष्ठम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वरिष्ठःthe most excellent (one)
वरिष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवरिष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वधन्विनाम्of all archers
सर्वधन्विनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वधन्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
bow (dhanuḥ)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 the ethic of decisive responsibility in a righteous battle: the foremost warrior takes up the finest weapon, embodying readiness to fulfill kṣatriya-duty with resolve rather than hesitation.
Sañjaya narrates that the pre-eminent archer (implied from the surrounding context) takes up an excellent bow, marking a moment of preparation and escalation within the battlefield action.