Shloka 47

Devanagari script

तौ शरान्‌ सूर्यसंकाशान्‌ कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्‌

Transliteration

tau śarān sūryasaṅkāśān karmāraparimārjitān

Translation

Санджая сказал: «Те две стрелы — сияющие, как солнце, и тщательно отполированные кузнецом — были приготовлены: ослепительные и смертоносные, когда мастерство битвы и намерение сошлись воедино».

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

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

• सूर्यसंकाशान्: sun-bright, resembling the sun
• सूर्यसंकाशान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-संकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्: polished by a smith (well-burnished)
• कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्मार-परिमार्जित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)
• sun (sūrya)
• smith/metalworker (karmāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how human intention and craftsmanship amplify power: weapons become especially formidable when refined with skill. Ethically, it underscores the gravity of war—when expertise is applied to violence, responsibility and restraint become even more crucial.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes two arrows prepared for combat, emphasizing their brilliance and careful polishing by a smith—an image that heightens the immediacy and lethal precision of the battlefield scene.