Shloka 26

Bhīṣma’s Stuti of Keśava and Counsel on Nara–Nārāyaṇa (भीष्म-स्तवः; नरनारायण-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

ततः प्रहस्याद्भुतविक्रमेण गाण्डीवमुक्तेन शिलाशितेन । विपाठजालेन महास्त्रजालं विनाशयामास किरीटमाली

Transliteration

tataḥ prahasyādbhuta-vikrameṇa gāṇḍīva-muktena śilāśitena | vipāṭha-jālena mahāstra-jālaṁ vināśayāmāsa kirīṭamālī ||

Translation

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– ထို့နောက် မကူဋဆောင်းသော အာဇုနသည် ပြုံးရယ်လျက် အံ့ဩဖွယ် သတ္တိကို ပြသကာ၊ ဂါဏ္ဍီဝမှ လွှတ်၍ ကျောက်ပေါ်တွင် ချွန်ထက်အောင် သွေးထားသော “ဝိပါဋ္ဌ” မြားအစုအဝေးများဖြင့် ရန်သူတို့၏ မဟာလက်နက်ကွန်ယက်ကို ချိုးဖျက်ပစ်하였다။ ဤမြင်ကွင်းသည် စစ်မြေပြင်၌ စည်းကမ်းတကျ ကျွမ်းကျင်မှုနှင့် သတိတရားတည်ငြိမ်မှုက အလွန်အမင်းသော အင်အားကိုပင် ပျက်စီးစေနိုင်ကြောင်း ထင်ရှားစေသည်။

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रहस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• अद्भुत-विक्रमेण: with wondrous prowess
• अद्भुत-विक्रमेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत-विक्रम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गाण्डीव-मुक्तेन: released from (the bow) Gāṇḍīva
• गाण्डीव-मुक्तेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाण्डीव-मुक्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शिला-आशितेन: sharpened on a stone
• शिला-आशितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिला-आशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विपाठ-जालेन: with a net/cluster of Vipāṭha (arrows)
• विपाठ-जालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाठ-जाल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महा-अस्त्र-जालम्: the great net of weapons
• महा-अस्त्र-जालम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-अस्त्र-जाल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विनाशयामास: destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु) / नाशय (णिच्)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• किरीट-माली: the diadem-wearer (Arjuna)
• किरीट-माली: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीट-मालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महौघम्: a great flood/current
• महौघम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महौघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• Type: Adjective
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• खात्: from the sky
• खात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (खम्)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• पतन्तम्: falling
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उरगम्: a serpent
• उरगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भ्रान्त-आवरण-निस्त्रिंशम्: with a naked sword flashing/whirling (lit. sword with covering removed, brandished)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रान्त-आवरण-निस्त्रिंश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• काल-उत्सृष्टम्: sent forth by Time (Death)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काल-उत्सृष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अन्तकम्: Death/destroyer
• अन्तकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Kirīṭamālī)
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• Vipāṭha (name/type of arrows)
• Mahāstra (great missiles/weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violence, the epic highlights disciplined mastery and clarity of mind: Arjuna’s controlled skill neutralizes a dangerous barrage, suggesting that power guided by training and steadiness can prevent greater harm and restore balance in a dharma-framed conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna smiling as he unleashes stone-honed Vipāṭha arrows from the Gāṇḍīva, cutting down and destroying the opposing side’s large-scale barrage—an ‘astra-net’—thereby turning back a formidable weapons assault.