Shloka 39

Devanagari script

जाम्बूनदमयै: पुड्खैश्षित्रचापविनिर्गतै: । प्राच्छादयदमेयात्मा दिश: सूर्यस्य च प्रभाम्‌

Transliteration

jāmbūnadamayaiḥ puṅkhaiś citracāpavinirgataiḥ | prācchādayad ameyātmā diśaḥ sūryasya ca prabhām ||

Translation

ଅମେୟାତ୍ମା (ଦ୍ରୋଣ) ନିଜ ବିଚିତ୍ର ଧନୁଷରୁ ନିଷ୍କ୍ରାନ୍ତ ଜାମ୍ବୂନଦ-ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣମୟ ପୁଚ୍ଛଯୁକ୍ତ ବାଣଦ୍ୱାରା ଦିଗମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏବଂ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟର ପ୍ରଭାକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଆବୃତ କରିଦେଲେ।

Word by Word

• जाम्बूनदमयैः: made of Jāmbūnada-gold
• जाम्बूनदमयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनद + मय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुङ्खैः: with arrow-feathers / fletchings
• पुङ्खैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चित्रचापविनिर्गतैः: shot forth from the splendid bow
• चित्रचापविनिर्गतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र + चाप + विनिर्गत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्राच्छादयत्: covered, concealed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + छद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• अमेयात्मा: he whose nature is immeasurable
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमेय + आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दिशः: the directions (quarters)
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सूर्यस्य: of the sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• प्रभाम्: radiance, light
• प्रभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the sun (Sūrya)
• bow (cāpa)
• golden arrows (jāmbūnadamayāḥ puṅkhāḥ)
• the directions/quarters (diśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the overwhelming force of disciplined martial ability; ethically, it implies that such immense power must be governed by dharma—right intention and restraint—since it can dominate and darken the world when unleashed.

What is happening in the narrative?

A warrior releases a torrent of ornate, golden-shafted arrows from a splendid bow, so dense that they seem to cover the sky’s quarters and dim even the sun’s radiance, emphasizing the intensity of the battle moment.