Shloka 36

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

स पार्थ त्रिभिरानर्छत्‌ सप्तत्या च जनार्दनम्‌

Transliteration

sa pārtha tribhir ānarcat saptatyā ca janārdanam

Translation

ସେ ପାର୍ଥଙ୍କୁ ତିନି ବାଣରେ ଏବଂ ଜନାର୍ଦ୍ଦନଙ୍କୁ ସତରି ବାଣରେ ବିଦ୍ଧ କଲେ। ରଣରେ ଏହି ନିର୍ଦୟ ଗଣିତ ଚାଲେ—ଧର୍ମଠାରୁ ଅଧିକ ଘାଉର ସଂଖ୍ୟାରେ ପରାକ୍ରମ ମାପାଯାଏ; ତଥାପି ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣଙ୍କ ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟ ଯୁଦ୍ଧର ନୈତିକ ଦିଗନ୍ତକୁ ସ୍ମରଣ କରାଏ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थम्: Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
• पार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three (arrows)
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आनर्छत्: struck/attacked; reached (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ् (आ-ऋच्छ्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• सप्तत्या: with seventy (arrows)
• सप्तत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun (numeral)
• Root: सप्तति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the grim moral tension of dharma-yuddha: martial skill and duty operate within a violent arena, yet the proximity of Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) to Arjuna keeps the ethical dimension—right conduct, purpose, and restraint—present even amid escalating force.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, an unnamed warrior attacks: Arjuna is pierced with three arrows, while Kṛṣṇa (as Arjuna’s charioteer) is targeted with seventy, indicating an intense assault aimed at both the fighter and the guiding presence beside him.