Shloka 46

Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

प्रगृह्मा तु ततः खड्गं जलसंधो महाबल:,तब महाबली जलसंधने सौ चन्द्राकार चमकीले चिह्लोंसे युक्त वृषभ-चर्मकी बनी हुई विशाल ढाल और तलवार हाथमें ले ली तथा उस तलवारको घुमाकर सात्यकिपर छोड़ दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | pragṛhya tu tataḥ khaḍgaṃ jalasaṃdho mahābalaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Jalasaṃdha yang perkasa meraih pedangnya. Dengan sebuah perisai besar daripada kulit lembu jantan, bertanda lambang bulan yang berkilau, dia memutar bilah itu lalu melontarkannya ke arah Sātyaki.

Word by Word

प्रगृह्यhaving seized/taken up

तुbut/indeed

ततःthen/from there

खड्गम्sword

जलसन्धःJalasandha (proper name)

महाबलःmighty/very strong

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Jalasaṃdha

Sātyaki

sword (khaḍga)

shield (bull-hide; moon-emblem)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension within kṣatriya-dharma: valor and decisive action are praised in battle, yet the narrative context invites reflection on how anger and escalation can overtake discernment, making ethical restraint difficult amid war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that the powerful warrior Jalasaṃdha takes up his sword (and a large bull-hide shield with moon-like emblems), whirls the weapon, and hurls the sword toward Sātyaki in the midst of combat.