Shloka 67
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
Devanagari script
शैनेयो<5प्यन्यदादाय धनुरिन्दुसमझुति:
Transliteration
Śaineyo 'py anyad ādāya dhanur indu-samadyutiḥ
Translation
शैनेयोऽप्यन्यदादाय धनुरिन्दुसमद्युतिः।
Word by Word
शैनेयःŚaineya (son of Śini; here: Sātyaki)
शैनेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशैनेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अन्यत्another (thing)
अन्यत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इन्दु-सम-आकृतिःhaving a form like the moon
इन्दु-सम-आकृतिः:
TypeNoun
Rootआकृति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)श
शैनेय / सात्यकि (Śaineya / Sātyaki)ध
धनुः (bow)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness in one’s appointed duty: a warrior does not abandon responsibility due to a setback, but regathers composure and continues with disciplined resolve.
Sañjaya reports that Śaineya (Sātyaki) takes up another bow—described as moon-bright—indicating he is re-arming himself and returning to active combat after a prior bow was lost, broken, or set aside.