Shloka 37
Śiva’s Battlefield Manifestation and Vyāsa’s Śatarudrīya Exposition (शिवप्रादुर्भावः शतरुद्रीयव्याख्यानम्)
Devanagari script
अर्जुन: शकुनेश्चापं सायकैरच्छिनद् रणे
Transliteration
arjunaḥ śakuneścāpaṃ sāyakair acchinad raṇe
Translation
अर्जुनः शकुनेश्चापं सायकैरच्छिनद् रणे ॥
Word by Word
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शकुनेःof Shakuni
शकुनेः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootशकुनि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चापम्bow
चापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचाप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अच्छिनत्cut off / severed
अच्छिनत्:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormImperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)अ
अर्जुन (Arjuna)श
शकुनि (Śakuni)च
चाप (bow)स
सायक (arrows)र
रण (battlefield)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 verse highlights disciplined force in warfare: a righteous warrior may aim to neutralize an enemy’s capacity to cause harm (by disabling weapons) rather than acting from rage or cruelty. It underscores skill guided by restraint within kṣatriya-dharma.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, during the battle, strikes with such precision that he severs Śakuni’s bow using his arrows, temporarily disarming him and shifting the tactical balance in that encounter.