Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तेषां चरणपातेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । मम बाणनिपातैश्न हतास्ते शतशो5सुरा:,उन घोड़ोंके पैरोंकी मार पड़नेसे, रथके पहियेकी घर्घराहट होनेसे तथा मेरे बाणोंकी चोट खानेसे सैकड़ों दैत्य मर गये

Transliteration

teṣāṃ caraṇapātena rathanemisvanena ca | mama bāṇanipātaiś ca hatās te śataśo 'surāḥ ||

Translation

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਖੁਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਕੁਚਲ ਨਾਲ, ਰਥ ਦੇ ਪਹੀਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਘੜਘੜਾਹਟ ਨਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰੇ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਾਰ ਨਾਲ—ਸੈਂਕੜੇ ਅਸੁਰ ਮਾਰੇ ਗਏ।

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

चरणपातेनby the trampling/impact of (their) feet

रथनेमिस्वनेनby the sound of the chariot-wheel rim

चand

ममmy

बाणनिपातैःby the strikes/falls of arrows

हताःkilled

तेthey/those

शतशःby hundreds; in hundreds

असुराःdemons/asuras

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

asuras

chariot

chariot-wheels

arrows

hooves/feet (of horses)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the immense momentum of warfare: once martial force is engaged, destruction follows through multiple instruments—mounts, chariots, and weapons—reminding the reader of the grave ethical weight carried by a warrior’s actions even when performed as duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna reports the outcome of a combat episode: as the chariot advances and arrows are released, the combined trampling, wheel-rumble, and missile-strikes result in the death of hundreds of asuras.