Shloka 33

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ

Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation

Devanagari script

तामापतन्तीं समरे शरवृष्टिं सुदारुणाम्‌ । असिना तीक्ष्णधारेण चिच्छेद बलिनां वर:,बलवानोंमें श्रेष्ठ शिखण्डीने समरभूमिमें होनेवाली उस अत्यन्त भयंकर बाणवर्षाको तीखी धारवाली तलवारसे काट डाला

Transliteration

tām āpatantīṃ samare śaravṛṣṭiṃ sudāruṇām | asinā tīkṣṇadhāreṇa ciccheda balināṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– စစ်မြေပြင်၌ ဆင်းကျလာသော ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ် မြားမိုးအလွန်ပြင်းထန်သည့် ထိုဝါးလုံးကို အင်အားကြီးသူတို့အနက် အထွတ်အမြတ် ရှိခဏ္ဍင်သည် ထက်မြက်သောဓားဖြင့် ဖြတ်တောက်ခွဲခြမ်းလိုက်하였다။

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तीम्: falling/descending (upon)
• आपतन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: आपत् (धातु)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, Parasmaipada (active), Present (शतृ)

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

• शरवृष्टिम्: shower of arrows
• शरवृष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सुदारुणाम्: very dreadful
• सुदारुणाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदारुण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• असिना: with a sword
• असिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तीक्ष्णधारेण: having a sharp edge
• तीक्ष्णधारेण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्णधार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut (asunder)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बलिनाम्: of the mighty
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best/excellent one
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śikhaṇḍin
• śaravṛṣṭi (shower of arrows)
• asi (sword)
• samara (battlefield)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the grim reality of dharma in wartime: prowess and presence of mind become instruments of protection and strategy amid destructive force. It implicitly contrasts martial excellence with the tragic necessity of violence in a righteous conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, a terrifying barrage of arrows descends. Śikhaṇḍin, described as foremost among the strong, counters it dramatically by cutting through the incoming arrow-shower with a sharp sword.