Shloka 28

Chapter 30: Formation Disruption, Competing War-Cries, and Nīla’s Fall

Droṇa-parva

Devanagari script

ततोरर्जुनो<स्त्रविच्छैघर्यं दर्शयन्नात्मनो5रिषु

Transliteration

tato 'rjuno 'stravicchai-ghairyaṁ darśayann ātmano 'riṣu

Translation

ਫਿਰ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਨੇ ਵੈਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ-ਚਲਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੀਤਾ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• अस्त्रविच्छैघ्र्यम्: the swiftness/rapidity in discharging weapons
• अस्त्रविच्छैघ्र्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रविच्छैघ्र्य
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• दर्शयन्: showing; displaying
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine nominative singular

• आत्मनः: of himself; his own
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular

• अरिषु: among enemies; on foes
• अरिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरी
• Form: Masculine, locative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• enemies (ari)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣātra-dharma in practice: steadfastness and disciplined skill under pressure. Arjuna’s courage is not mere aggression; it is controlled competence directed toward the battlefield duty he has accepted.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, in the midst of the Drona-parvan battle, begins to demonstrate his missile-skill and unwavering resolve against the opposing warriors, signaling a surge of effective resistance and initiative.