Shloka 9

कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory

Devanagari script

ततः शरशतैद्रौणिर्दयामास पाण्डवम्‌ | न चैनं कम्पयामास मातरिश्वेव पर्वतम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ śaraśatair drauṇir dayāmāsa pāṇḍavam | na cainaṃ kampayāmāsa mātariśveva parvatam ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Kemudian Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā) menghujani sang Pāṇḍava dengan ratusan anak panah hingga menimbulkan kesakitan; namun dia tidak mampu menggoncangkannya sedikit pun—sebagaimana angin tidak dapat menggerakkan gunung.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• शरशतैः: with hundreds of arrows
• शरशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरशत
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्दयामास: tormented, pained, afflicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्द्
• Form: perfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• पाण्डवम्: the Pāṇḍava (Bhīma)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न
• Form: indeclinable (negation)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• एनम्: him (that one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कम्पयामास: shook, made to tremble
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्प्
• Form: perfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• मातरिश्वा: Mātariśvan (the Wind)
• मातरिश्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातरिश्वन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव
• Form: indeclinable (simile particle)

• पर्वतम्: a mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• Pāṇḍava (Bhīmasena)
• Mātariśvan (Vāyu, the Wind)
• Parvata (mountain)
• Śara (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores resilience: external blows and pain may strike the body, but a disciplined warrior’s steadiness of mind and stance need not be shaken—illustrated by the mountain unmoved by wind.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi) showers the Pāṇḍava Bhīma with hundreds of arrows, wounding him, but fails to make him waver; Bhīma remains firm like a mountain against the wind.