Shloka 29

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततः पार्थ: शरैरस्त्रानुमन्त्रितै: । प्रववर्ष दिश: कृत्स्ना: शब्दवेधं च दर्शयन्‌,ऐसा कहकर अर्जुनने अपनी शब्दवेध-कलाका परिचय देते हुए दिव्यास्त्रोंसे अभिमन्त्रित बाणोंकी सब ओर झड़ी लगा दी

Transliteration

evam uktvā tataḥ pārthaḥ śarair astrānumantritaiḥ | pravavarṣa diśaḥ kṛtsnāḥ śabdavedhaṃ ca darśayan ||

Translation

असे बोलून पार्थ (अर्जुन) शब्दवेध-विद्येचे कौशल्य दाखवीत, दिव्यास्त्र-मंत्रांनी अभिमंत्रित बाणांचा वर्षाव सर्व दिशांना करू लागला—ही उन्मत्त हिंसा नव्हे, तर संयमित शौर्यकौशल्याची साक्ष होती।

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

ततःthen; thereafter

पार्थःthe son of Pritha (Arjuna)

शरैःwith arrows

अस्त्र-अनुमन्त्रितैःconsecrated/empowered by weapon-mantras (divine missiles)

प्रववर्षrained down; showered

दिशःthe directions

कृत्स्नाःall; entire

शब्द-वेधम्the feat of hitting by sound (sound-targeting)

चand

दर्शयन्showing; demonstrating

Speaker

यक्ष उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna (Pārtha)

arrows (śara)

divine weapons/weapon-mantras (astra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power and knowledge (astra-vidyā) are to be governed by discipline and purpose; true prowess is shown through controlled demonstration, not uncontrolled harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

After speaking, Arjuna demonstrates his extraordinary skill—especially śabdavedha (hitting by sound)—by releasing a rain of mantra-empowered arrows in all directions, showcasing mastery of divine weaponry.