Shloka 16

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

सो5तिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्‌

Transliteration

so 'tividdho mahārāja rathopasthe upāviśat

Translation

सोऽतिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिविद्धः: pierced through; grievously wounded
• अतिविद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिविद्ध (वि√व्यध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रथोपस्थे: on the seat of the chariot
• रथोपस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथोपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपाविशत्: sat down; took a seat
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under suffering: even when grievously wounded, the warrior remains composed and continues in the sphere of duty, underscoring the harsh ethical reality that war exacts a severe bodily and moral price.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a combatant, badly pierced by weapons, nevertheless sits down on the chariot-seat—signaling serious injury and a moment of physical collapse or regrouping amid battle.