Shloka 48
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa
Devanagari script
स ताड्यमानो विशिखेैर्बहुभिस्तिग्मतेजनै:
Transliteration
sa tāḍyamāno viśikhair bahubhis tigmatejanaiḥ
Translation
स ताड्यमानो विशिखैर्बहुभिस्तिग्मतेजनैः पुनः पुनः, रणस्य निःशेषदाबे धैर्यनिश्चयौ परीक्ष्यमाणौ।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ताड्यमानःbeing struck
ताड्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootताड्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Passive (karmaṇi), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
विशिखैःwith arrows
विशिखैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविशिख
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बहुभिःby many
बहुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तिग्मतेजनैःsharp-pointed (lit. having keen brilliance)
तिग्मतेजनैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootतिग्मतेजस्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
arrows (viśikha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the stark reality of dharma in wartime: a warrior may be compelled to endure intense harm while remaining steadfast. It highlights resilience under unavoidable conflict and the moral weight of violence even when framed as duty.
Sañjaya describes a combatant being repeatedly struck by numerous, razor-sharp arrows, emphasizing the ferocity and sustained intensity of the ongoing battle scene in the Droṇa Parva.