Shloka 62

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

विव्याध च नरश्रेष्ठो नाराचैर्बहुभिस्त्वरन्‌

Transliteration

vivyādha ca naraśreṣṭho nārācair bahubhis tvaran

Translation

ତେବେ ସେ ନରଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ତ୍ୱରାରେ ବହୁ ନାରାଚ ବାଣରେ ଶତ୍ରୁକୁ ବିଦ୍ଧ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• विव्याध: pierced, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्/व्यध्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथम, एकवचन

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

• नरश्रेष्ठः: the best of men
• नरश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नाराचैः: with iron arrows
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• त्वरन्: hastening
• त्वरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्वर्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• naraśreṣṭha (an unnamed foremost warrior in context)
• nārāca arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the battlefield ethic of decisive action: in war, a kṣatriya’s prowess is expressed through swift, effective execution of duty, even as the narrative implicitly reminds the listener of the harsh, escalating nature of violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a leading warrior (named by the surrounding verses) quickly shoots and pierces the opponent with numerous nārāca arrows, intensifying the combat sequence.