Shloka 426

Devanagari script

शक्ति चिच्छेद सहसा भगदत्तेरितां रणे । तत्पश्चात्‌ कंकपत्रयुक्त नौ बाणोंद्वारा शतघ्नीको छिन्न-भिन्न कर दिया। इसके बाद महारथी भीमसेनने मद्रराज शल्यके चलाये हुए बाणको काटकर रणक्षेत्रमें भगदत्तकी चलायी हुई शक्तिके भी सहसा टुकड़े-टुकड़े कर डाले

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | śaktiṃ ciccheda sahasā bhagadatteritāṃ raṇe |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Di tengah pertempuran, dia segera memotong senjata śakti (lembing) yang dilemparkan oleh Bhagadatta. Kemudian, dengan sembilan anak panah bersayap kanka, dia mengoyak sataghnī hingga hancur berkeping-keping. Sesudah itu, maharathi Bhīmasena menetak putus anak panah yang dilepaskan oleh Śalya, raja Madra, dan juga dengan pantas memecah-pecahkan śakti yang dilontar Bhagadatta menjadi serpihan-serpihan.

Word by Word

• शक्तिम्: the spear/weapon (shakti)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• चिच्छेद: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहसा: suddenly, swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• भगदत्त-ईरिताम्: hurled by Bhagadatta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगदत्त-ईरित
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhagadatta
• śakti (spear-weapon)
• raṇa (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior’s immediate duty in battle: vigilance and timely counteraction to restrain destructive force. In the epic’s ethical frame, skill is not mere aggression but a means of protection and upholding one’s side’s obligation in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a spear-weapon (śakti) launched by Bhagadatta is swiftly cut down in the fight, showing rapid exchange of weapons and the intensity of the Kurukṣetra combat.