Shloka 35

Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas

Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode

Devanagari script

ततः पार्थो महातेजा विशिखानग्नितेजस: । चिक्षेप समरे क्रुद्धस्त्रयोदश शिलाशितान्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ pārtho mahātejā viśikhān agnitejasaḥ | cikṣepa samare kruddhas trayodaśa śilāśitān ||

Translation

ထို့နောက် မဟာတేజရှိသော ပါရ္ထ (အర్జုန) သည် စစ်မြေပြင်တွင် ဒေါသထွက်ကာ ကျောက်ပေါ်တွင် သွေးပြီး မီးကဲ့သို့ တောက်ပသော မြားတစ်ဆယ်သုံးစင်းကို ပစ်လွှတ်하였다။

Word by Word

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

• पार्थः: the son of Pritha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• विशिखान्: arrows
• विशिखान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अग्नितेजसः: having the brilliance of fire
• अग्नितेजसः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नितेजस्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• चिक्षेप: he hurled/shot
• चिक्षेप: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle from √क्रुध्)

• त्रयोदश: thirteen
• त्रयोदश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रयोदश
• Form: indeclinable numeral used adjectivally (agreeing with plural object)

• शिलाशितान्: sharpened on stone
• शिलाशितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिलाशित
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural (PPP from √शा/शि 'to sharpen', with शिला as instrument/means in compound)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• arrows
• stone (whetstone)
• battlefield

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid anger, a kṣatriya’s action is expected to remain skillful, deliberate, and aligned with the discipline of righteous combat; power is shown through controlled mastery rather than chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, enraged in the midst of battle, releases thirteen fire-bright arrows whose tips have been sharpened on stone, signaling an escalation in the fight through superior archery.