Shloka 11

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मणो5पि पुनस्तस्य धनुश्िच्छेद पत्रिणा । मुष्टिदेशे महाराज ततस्ते चुक्रुशुर्जना:

Transliteration

lakṣmaṇo 'pi punas tasya dhanuś ciccheda patriṇā | muṣṭideśe mahārāja tatas te cukruśur janāḥ ||

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—लक्ष्मणोऽपि पुनस्तस्य पत्रिणा शरेण धनुश्छित्त्वा मुष्टिदेशे महाराज; ततस्ते जना उच्चैश्चुक्रुशुः।

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• तस्य: of him / his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut / severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पत्रिणा: with a feathered (arrow)
• पत्रिणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मुष्टिदेशे: at the grip/handle-part (of the bow)
• मुष्टिदेशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टिदेश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ततः: then / thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चुक्रुशुः: cried out
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रुश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Mahārāja)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• feathered arrow (patriṇ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma in practice: disciplined skill and decisive action in battle. It also shows how public acclaim follows visible excellence, reminding that reputation in war is shaped by witnessed deeds.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of combat, Lakṣmaṇa shoots a feathered arrow that severs his opponent’s bow at the grip, disabling it. The spectators react immediately with loud shouts, marking the feat as impressive.