Shloka 276

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

एकैकं पज्चविंशत्या दर्शयन्‌ पाणिलाघवम्‌ | दुर्मषणने बीस

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ekaikaṃ pañcaviṃśatyā darśayan pāṇilāghavam | durmarṣaṇe viṃśatiṃ citrasene pañca durmukhe nava duḥsahane sapta viviṃśatau pañca tathā duḥśāsane trīn bāṇaiḥ tān sarvān viddhvā | rājendra! tataḥ śatrūn santāpayane dhṛṣṭadyumne duryodhanādimeṣu pratyekaṃ pañca-pañcaviṃśatibhir bāṇair āhatān akarot ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: «Явив поразительную ловкость руки, Дхриштадьюмна пронзил их всех стрелами: двадцать — Дурмаршану, пять — Читрасене, девять — Дурмукхе, семь — Духсахе, пять — Вивимшати и три — Духшасане. О лучший из царей, затем этот Дхриштадьюмна, мучитель врагов, показал стремительность своего искусства, ранив Дурьодхану и прочих — каждого по двадцать пять стрел.»

Word by Word

• एकैकम्: each one (individually)
• एकैकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चविंशत्या: with twenty-five (arrows)
• पञ्चविंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चविंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाणि-लाघवम्: dexterity of hand
• पाणि-लाघवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणिलाघव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Duryodhana
• Durmarṣaṇa
• Citrasena
• Durmukha
• Duḥsaha
• Viviṃśati
• Duḥśāsana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address rājendra)
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores disciplined martial conduct: prowess is shown through controlled, precise action rather than indiscriminate violence. In the epic’s ethical frame, such measured skill aligns with kṣatriya-duty—using force purposefully within the rules and aims of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭadyumna rapidly shoots and pierces several Kaurava warriors with specified numbers of arrows, and then wounds Duryodhana and others with twenty-five arrows each, emphasizing his speed and battlefield dominance.