Shloka 100

Devanagari script

शल्यश्न पुण्डरीकाक्षं तथैवाभिसमैक्षत | तत्राजयद्‌ वासुदेव: शल्यं नयनसायकै:

Transliteration

śalyaś ca puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ tathaivābhisamaikṣata | tatrājayad vāsudevaḥ śalyaṃ nayana-sāyakaiḥ ||

Translation

सञ्जय उवाच—शल्यः पुन्डरीकाक्षं तथैवाभिसमैक्षत। तत्राजयद् वासुदेवः शल्यं नयनसायकैः॥

Word by Word

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: the lotus-eyed one (Krishna)
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभिसमैक्षत: looked at; beheld
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• तत्र: there; in that situation
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अजयत्: conquered; overcame
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• वासुदेवः: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शल्यम्: Shalya
• शल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नयनसायकैः: with eye-arrows (glances)
• नयनसायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नयनसायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Kṛṣṇa)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• nayana-sāyaka (eye-aimed arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in warfare, victory is not merely brute force: alertness, protective duty, and precise strategy can restrain a powerful adversary. The verse highlights Vāsudeva’s role as a vigilant protector whose skill supports the dharmic side.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Śalya turns his attention toward Kṛṣṇa (Puṇḍarīkākṣa). In that confrontation, Vāsudeva gains the upper hand over Śalya using arrows directed toward the eyes, indicating a tactical, disabling mode of combat.