Shloka 34
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
Devanagari script
ते तु चापबलोद्धूता: शातकुम्भविभूषिता:
Transliteration
te tu cāpabaloddhūtāḥ śātakumbhavibhūṣitāḥ
Translation
ते तु चापबलोद्धूताः शातकुम्भविभूषिताः॥
Word by Word
तेthey (those)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
चापबलोद्धूताःshaken/struck by the force of bows
चापबलोद्धूताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचाप-बल-उद्धूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शातकुम्भविभूषिताःadorned with gold ornaments
शातकुम्भविभूषिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशातकुम्भ-विभूषित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
bowG
gold ornaments (śātakumbha)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 a recurring Mahābhārata tension: worldly magnificence and martial honor coexist with the harsh reality of violence. The ethical undertone is the fragility of embodied life and status amid the force of weapons and fate on the battlefield.
Sanjaya describes combatants who are being violently shaken or driven by the power of bowmanship (arrows/impact implied), while still visibly ornamented with pure gold—painting a vivid battlefield tableau of struck warriors in royal attire.