Shloka 103

Devanagari script

किरीटिभुजनिर्मुक्ति: सम्पतद्धिर्महाशरै: । समाच्छन्न॑ बभौ सर्व काद्रवेयैरिव प्रभो,प्रभो! किरीटधारी अर्जुनकी भुजाओंसे छूटकर सब ओर गिरनेवाले बड़े-बड़े बाणोंसे आवृत होकर वहाँका सारा प्रदेश सर्पोंसे व्याप्त-सा प्रतीत हो रहा था

Transliteration

kirīṭi-bhuja-nirmuktiḥ sampatadbhiḥ mahāśaraiḥ | samācchannaṃ babhau sarvaṃ kādraveyair iva prabho prabho |

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Ó senhor, ó senhor! Quando as grandes flechas, soltas dos braços de Arjuna, o de diadema, caíam por toda parte, toda a região parecia inteiramente coberta—como um lugar tomado pelas serpentes Kādraveya.

Word by Word

किरीटि-भुज-निर्मुक्तिःthe discharge/release from the arms of the diademed (Arjuna)

सम्पतद्भिःfalling down / rushing (down)

महाशरैःby great arrows

समाच्छन्नम्covered, enveloped

बभौshone/appeared

सर्वम्all, the whole

काद्रवेयैःby the sons of Kadru (serpents)

इवlike, as if

प्रभोO lord

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna (Kirīṭin/Kirīṭadhārī)

Kādraveya serpents (Nāgas, descendants of Kadru)

mahāśara (great arrows)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how disciplined skill and unwavering resolve can decisively shape outcomes in a righteous conflict: Arjuna’s mastery makes the battlefield seem wholly overtaken, reminding readers that capability, when aligned with purpose, becomes a commanding moral and strategic force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna unleashing a dense shower of powerful arrows. The missiles cover the area so thoroughly that the battlefield looks as if it is filled with Kādraveya serpents—an image used to convey the terrifying abundance and swiftness of the arrows.