Shloka 35

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya

Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance

Devanagari script

विव्याध चैनं दशभि: सम्यगस्तै: शितै: शरैः

Transliteration

vivyādha cainaṃ daśabhiḥ samyag astaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

ਤਦ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਦਸ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ ਲਾਏ, ਤਿੱਖੇ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ-ਠੀਕ ਬੇਧ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• विव्याध: pierced
• विव्याध: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, singular, Parasmaipada

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

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: दशन्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

• सम्यक्: properly, accurately
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• अस्तैः: thrown, hurled
• अस्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अस्त
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• शितैः: sharp
• शितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the ethical tension of righteous warfare: even when framed as kṣatriya duty, battle rewards precision and resolve in harming an opponent, reminding readers that dharma in war is complex and morally weighty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior pierces his opponent with ten accurately shot, sharp arrows, indicating an intense exchange of missile weapons on the battlefield.