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Shloka 38

कुमाराभिषेकप्रश्नः — Inquiry into Kumāra (Skanda) Investiture at Sarasvatī

एवं स शिरसा तेन चोटद्यमान: पुन: पुनः:

evaṁ sa śirasā tena coṭadyamānaḥ punaḥ punaḥ

Так он снова и снова был поражаем им по голове, терпя повторяющиеся удары,—образ неумолимого насилия, показывающий, как в исступлении битвы сострадание и самообладание меркнут перед стремлением одолеть павшего или ослабевшего.

एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिरसाwith (his) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
तेनby him/it; with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
चोटद्यमानःbeing struck/beaten
चोटद्यमानः:
TypeAdjective
Rootचोट् (चोटयति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle; -द्यमान), Passive
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
पुनःagain (repeatedly)
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Educational Q&A

The line highlights the dehumanizing momentum of war: repeated blows symbolize how anger and victory-seeking can override restraint, inviting reflection on dharma as self-control even amid conflict.

Vaiśampāyana describes a combat scene in which one person is being struck on the head repeatedly by another, emphasizing the intensity and brutality of the encounter.