Shloka 6

इन्द्रप्रशंसा, दिव्योपकरणदानं, गन्धमादनसमागमश्च

Indra’s Commendation, Bestowal of Divine Insignia, and the Gandhamādana Reunion

Devanagari script

तानहं विविधैर्बाणैवेंगवद्धिरजिदह्ागै: । गाण्डीवमुक्तैरभ्यघ्नमेकैकं दशभिम्मथे,तब मैंने उनमेंसे एक-एकको युद्धमें गाण्डीव धनुषसे छूटे हुए सीधे जानेवाले विविध प्रकारके दस-दस वेगवान्‌ वाणोंद्वारा बींध डाला

Transliteration

tān ahaṃ vividhair bāṇair vegavaddhir ajihāgaiḥ | gāṇḍīvamuktair abhyaghnam ekaikaṃ daśabhir raṇe ||

Translation

Арджуна сказал: «Тогда, в самой гуще боя, я поражал каждого из них — одного за другим — десятью стремительными стрелами разных видов, летевшими прямо, словно змеи, выпущенными из Гандивы. Так я пронзал их решительно.»

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वेगवत्: swift, impetuous
• वेगवत्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• धीर: steady, unerring
• धीर: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अजिह्वागैः: having no tongue (i.e., straight/without wavering)
• अजिह्वागैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजिह्वाग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• गाण्डीव: Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)
• गाण्डीव: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मुक्तैः: released, shot
• मुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अभ्यघ्नम्: I struck, I pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-हन्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• मथे: in the battle/conflict
• मथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• arrows (bāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as disciplined, proportionate force: Arjuna’s action is not random violence but controlled, targeted combat skill used to neutralize opponents efficiently.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna describes a combat moment: he shoots from the Gāṇḍīva and pierces each opponent individually with ten fast, straight-flying arrows, emphasizing precision and overwhelming martial capability.