Shloka 47

अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः

Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon

Devanagari script

अथ वत्वाचार्यमुख्येन शरान्‌ सृष्टाज्छिलाशितान्‌ । न्यवारयच्छितैर्बाणैरर्जुनो जयतां वर:

Transliteration

atha vṛttvācāryamukhyena śarān sṛṣṭāc chilāśitān | nyavārayac chitair bāṇair arjuno jayatāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਫਿਰ ਆਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਨੇ ਪੱਥਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਕੀਤੇ ਹੋਏ ਜੋ ਤੀਰ ਛੱਡੇ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਜੇਤੂਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਬਾਣਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਰੋਕ ਦਿੱਤਾ।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• वत्वा: having spoken/said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• आचार्य-मुख्येन: by the foremost teacher
• आचार्य-मुख्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आचार्य-मुख्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सृष्टान्: released/shot
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• छिल-आशितान्: sharpened on a whetstone
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिल-आशित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न्यवारयत्: warded off/checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: वारय् (√वृ/√वार् caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• छितैः: with sharp
• छितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयताम्: of those who conquer/victors
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: शतृ (present active participle) used as genitive plural, Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: best/excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Droṇa (ācārya)
• arrows (śara/bāṇa)
• whetstone/stone for sharpening (śilā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Excellence in righteous combat is marked by disciplined precision and restraint: Arjuna’s skill is shown in neutralizing incoming harm efficiently, reflecting kṣatriya-dharma as protection rather than uncontrolled aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Droṇa, the foremost teacher, releases stone-sharpened arrows; Arjuna, famed as the best among victors, intercepts and destroys them with his own sharp arrows, demonstrating superior archery and control in the battle sequence.