Shloka 49
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
Devanagari script
स विद्ध्वा दशभि: पार्थ वासुदेव॑ च सप्तभि:
Transliteration
sa viddhvā daśabhiḥ pārtha vāsudevaṃ ca saptabhiḥ
Translation
ସେ ପାର୍ଥଙ୍କୁ ଦଶଟି ବାଣରେ ଏବଂ ବାସୁଦେବଙ୍କୁ ସାତଟି ବାଣରେ ବିଦ୍ଧ କରି, ପୁଣି ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଅଧିକ ଉଗ୍ରତାରେ ଆକ୍ରମଣ କଲା।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विद्ध्वाhaving pierced/struck
विद्ध्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (वेधने) / व्यध्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite
दशभिःwith ten (arrows)
दशभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootदशन्
FormMasculine/Neuter (agreeing with implied 'arrows'), Instrumental, Plural
पार्थम्Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वासुदेवम्Vasudeva (Krishna)
वासुदेवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासुदेव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सप्तभिःwith seven (arrows)
सप्तभिः:
Karana
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootसप्तन्
FormMasculine/Neuter (agreeing with implied 'arrows'), Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Pārtha (Arjuna)V
Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh impartiality of battlefield karma: in war, even the foremost agents of dharma (Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa) face injury. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty—acting decisively within one’s role—while recognizing the moral weight and cost of violence.
Sañjaya reports a combat moment where an unnamed warrior (from the immediate context) shoots and hits Arjuna with ten arrows and Kṛṣṇa with seven, intensifying the engagement around Arjuna’s chariot.