Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तत एनाञ्शरब्रातैः सहसा समवाकिरत्‌

Transliteration

tata enāñ śarabrātaiḥ sahasā samavākirat

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਤਦ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਘਣੀ ਬੌਛਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਢੱਕ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• एनान्: these (them)
• एनान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शरव्रातैः: with multitudes of arrows
• शरव्रातैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरव्रात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहसा: suddenly, forcefully
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• समवाकिरत्: he showered/covered (them) completely
• समवाकिरत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अव + √कॄ (किरति/किर्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the brutal momentum of warfare: once combat escalates, actions become swift and overwhelming, reminding readers that violence tends to multiply and can suppress reflective ethical restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that a warrior suddenly inundates his opponent with a thick barrage of arrows, indicating a decisive surge in the exchange of missile-weapons on the battlefield.