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Shloka 49

भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संमर्दः

Bhīṣma’s Pressure on Yudhiṣṭhira; Śikhaṇḍī’s Approach; Evening Withdrawal

ततोअस्य धनुरेकेन द्वाभ्यां सूतं॑ च मारिष । चिच्छेद समरे तूर्ण तं च विव्याध सप्तभि:,आर्य! तदनन्तर एक बाणसे उसके धनुषको काट दिया, दोसे उसके सारथिको क्षत- विक्षत कर दिया और सात बाणोंसे उस युद्धस्थलमें स्वयं दुष्कर्णको भी तुरंत घायल कर दिया

tato 'sya dhanur ekena dvābhyāṃ sūtaṃ ca māriṣa | ciccheda samare tūrṇaṃ taṃ ca vivyādha saptabhiḥ ||

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, di tengah pertempuran, dia bertindak pantas: dengan sebatang anak panah dia memutuskan busurnya; dengan dua lagi dia menghentam dan mencederakan kusirnya; dan selepas itu dia segera menikam Duṣkarṇa sendiri dengan tujuh anak panah. Peristiwa ini menonjolkan ketepatan yang kejam dalam perang ksatria, apabila melumpuhkan keupayaan lawan—senjata, kusir, dan akhirnya sang pahlawan—menjadi strategi yang suram dan tersusun dalam tata tertib pertempuran yang diterima.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अस्यof him/this (his)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
एकेनwith one (arrow)
एकेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
द्वाभ्याम्with two (arrows)
द्वाभ्याम्:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वि
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, dual
सूतम्charioteer
सूतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मारिषO noble one (address)
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
चिच्छेदcut, severed
चिच्छेद:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
Formperfect (liṭ), third, singular, parasmaipada
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
Formmasculine, locative, singular
तूर्णम्swiftly
तूर्णम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूर्ण
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विव्याधpierced, wounded
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
Formperfect (liṭ), third, singular, parasmaipada
सप्तभिःwith seven (arrows)
सप्तभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्तन्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
आर्यO noble one (address)
आर्य:
TypeNoun
Rootआर्य
Formmasculine, vocative, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
D
Duṣkarṇa
B
bow (dhanuḥ)
C
charioteer (sūta)
A
arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights the harsh discipline of kṣatriya-dharma in war: combat is fought with speed and skill, often by first disabling the opponent’s capacity to fight (weapon and chariot-team) before directly engaging the warrior—an ethically fraught but culturally recognized battlefield method.

Sañjaya reports a rapid sequence of archery feats: the attacker severs the opponent’s bow with one arrow, strikes the charioteer with two arrows, and then wounds Duṣkarṇa with seven arrows, turning the tide of that immediate exchange.