Shloka 36
भूरिश्रवसः गर्हा, प्रायोपवेशः, सात्यकिकृतशिरच्छेदः
Bhūriśravas’s Censure, Prāyopaveśa, and Sātyaki’s Beheading
Devanagari script
सो5तिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापन:
Transliteration
so ’tividdho balavatā śatruṇā śatrutāpanaḥ
Translation
सोऽतिविद्धो बलवता शत्रुणा शत्रुतापनः।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अतिविद्धःpierced through / grievously wounded
अतिविद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिविद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलवताby the strong (one)
बलवता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
शत्रुणाby the enemy
शत्रुणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशत्रु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
शत्रुतापनःenemy-scorcher (one who torments enemies)
शत्रुतापनः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootशत्रुतापन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
an unnamed enemy (śatru)T
the unnamed warrior described as śatrutāpanaḥCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the harsh moral reality of warfare: strength and reputation do not guarantee safety, and enmity culminates in real suffering. It invites reflection on the cost of hostility and the fragility of embodied power.
Sañjaya reports that a prominent warrior—described by the epithet ‘scorcher of foes’—has been powerfully struck and badly pierced by an enemy, marking a turning point in the immediate combat sequence.