Shloka 43

Devanagari script

लम्पाकाश्न कुलिन्दाश्न चिक्षिपुस्तांश्न सात्यकि: । नाराचै: प्रतिचिच्छेद प्रतिपत्तिविशारद:,तदनन्तर पुनः हाथमें लोहेके गोले और त्रिशूल लिये मुँह फैलाये हुए दरद, तंगण, खस, लम्पाक और कुलिन्ददेशीय म्लेच्छोंने सात्यकिपर चारों ओरसे पत्थर बरसाने आरम्भ किये; परंतु प्रतीकार करनेमें निपुण सात्यकिने अपने नाराचोंद्वारा उन सबको छिज्न-भिन्न कर दिया

Transliteration

lampākāś ca kulindāś ca cikṣipus tāṃś ca sātyakiḥ | nārācaiḥ praticiccheda pratipattiviśāradaḥ ||

Translation

लम्पाकाश्च कुलिन्दाश्च चिक्षिपुस्तान् स सात्यकिः । नाराचैः प्रतिचिच्छेद प्रतिपत्तिविशारदः ॥

Word by Word

लम्पाकाःLampāka people

चand

कुलिन्दाःKulinda people

चिक्षिपुःthey hurled / threw

तान्those (missiles/objects)

सात्यकिःSātyaki

नाराचैःwith iron arrows (nārācas)

प्रतिचिच्छेदhe cut down / severed in return

प्रतिपत्तिविशारदःskilled in counter-measures/response

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki

Lampākas

Kulindas

nārāca arrows

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores pratipatti (presence of mind) in dharmic combat: a warrior’s excellence lies not merely in force, but in disciplined, timely counteraction that neutralizes danger without losing composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Northern tribal fighters (Lampākas and Kulindas) launch a volley of missiles; Sātyaki, renowned for quick tactical response, intercepts and destroys them with heavy piercing nārāca arrows.