Mahabharata 7.116.62 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 116, Shloka 62

Śaineya’s Breakthrough and Reunion with Arjuna (शैनेयस्य समागमः)

Devanagari script

सहदेवस्तु विंशत्या धर्मराजश्न पञ्चभि: । शतेन नकुलश्नापि हार्दिक्यं समविध्यत,सहदेवने बीस, धर्मराजने पाँच और नकुलने सौ बाणोंसे कृतवर्माको बींध डाला

Transliteration

sahadevas tu viṁśatyā dharmarājaś ca pañcabhiḥ | śatena nakulaś cāpi hārdikyaṁ samavidhyata ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Сахадева поразил Критаварму (Хардикью) двадцатью стрелами; царь Юдхиштхира — пятью; и Накула также пронзил его сотней. Так, в яростной тесноте боя Пандавы отвечали на нападение силой, и мерной, и подавляющей, стремясь сдержать грозного воина, а не предаваться ненужной жестокости.

Word by Word

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• विंशत्या: with twenty (arrows)
• विंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मराजः: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five (arrows)
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शतेन: with a hundred (arrows)
• शतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• हार्दिक्यम्: the son of Hrdika (Kritavarman)
• हार्दिक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समविध्यत्: pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• Nakula
• Kṛtavarmā (Hārdikya)
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in action: when a dangerous opponent threatens the order of battle, righteous warriors respond decisively. The emphasis is not on hatred but on effective restraint—using force proportionate to the need to neutralize harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sahadeva, Yudhiṣṭhira, and Nakula collectively shower Kṛtavarmā (Hārdikya) with arrows—twenty, five, and a hundred respectively—indicating a coordinated Pāṇḍava assault to check his advance in the Drona Parva battle.