Shloka 29

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 125: Duryodhana’s despair and vow after Jayadratha’s fall (जयद्रथवधे दुर्योधनविलापः)

Devanagari script

सर्वायसैस्तीक्षणवक्त्रै: पुनर्विव्याध चाष्टभि:

Transliteration

sarvāyasais tīkṣṇavaktraiḥ punar vivyādha cāṣṭabhiḥ

Translation

सर्वायसैस्तीक्षणवक्त्रैः पुनर्विव्याध चाष्टभिः।

Word by Word

• सर्वायसैः: with all-iron (weapons/shafts)
• सर्वायसैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वायस
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तीक्ष्णवक्त्रैः: with sharp-pointed/mouthed (ones)
• तीक्ष्णवक्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्णवक्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• विव्याध: pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अष्टभिः: with eight (arrows)
• अष्टभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• iron arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the grim momentum of war: repeated injury becomes normalized, reminding readers that when dharma collapses into unchecked hostility, actions tend to escalate rather than resolve conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied from context) strikes his opponent again, this time with eight sharp, iron arrows, emphasizing the intensity and persistence of the combat.