Shloka 56

शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement

Devanagari script

इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना

Transliteration

iṣubhiś chādyamānānāṃ samare savyasācinā

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Di medan perang, mereka dilitupi—ditenggelami—oleh hujan anak panah yang dilepaskan oleh pemanah ambidexter (Arjuna).

Word by Word

• इषुभिः: with arrows
• इषुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• छाद्यमानानाम्: of those being covered/hidden
• छाद्यमानानाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सव्यसाचिना: by the ambidextrous archer (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Savyasācin (Arjuna)
• arrows (iṣu)
• battlefield (samara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how decisive skill and focused effort in a righteous cause can swiftly change the balance of a conflict; actions (here, martial prowess) bring immediate consequences, underscoring responsibility in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that in the thick of battle the opposing warriors are being overwhelmed—‘covered’—by a dense rain of arrows released by Savyasācin, i.e., Arjuna.