Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तमापततन्तं नरवीरमुग्रं महाहवे बाणसहस्रधारिणम्‌

Transliteration

tam āpatatantaṃ naravīram ugraṃ mahāhave bāṇasahasradhāriṇam

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Dalam pertempuran besar itu, sang wira yang garang meluru datang, membawa hujan seribu anak panah—gambaran daya perang yang tidak mengenal henti, menekan ke hadapan di tengah kelam etika peperangan.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तम्: rushing/falling upon (approaching rapidly)
• आपतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Parasmaipada (active sense)

• नरवीरम्: the hero among men
• नरवीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरवीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उग्रम्: fierce, formidable
• उग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महाहवे: in the great battle
• महाहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बाणसहस्रधारिणम्: bearing a thousand arrows
• बाणसहस्रधारिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाणसहस्रधारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• नरवीर (a warrior-hero; unspecified in this half-verse)
• बाण (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the overwhelming momentum of martial aggression in war: a warrior’s prowess can appear awe-inspiring, yet it also highlights how battle magnifies violence and tests the boundaries of dharma through relentless force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a fierce warrior charging in the great battle, seemingly showering or wielding a thousand arrows—conveying the intensity of the assault and the escalating pressure on the opposing side.