Shloka 8

छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear

Devanagari script

अथ तेन स शब्देन ज्यायाश्रैव शरस्य च

Transliteration

atha tena sa śabdena jyāyāś caiva śarasya ca

Translation

அப்போது வில்லின் நாணின் திடுக்கென்ற ஒலி, அம்பின் சீறல்—அந்த ஒலியால் (அந்நேரம் அறியப்பட்டது).

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• तेन: by that (with that)
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• शब्देन: by/with the sound
• शब्देन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• ज्यायाः: of the bowstring
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

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

• शरस्य: of the arrow
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• jyā (bowstring)
• śara (arrow)
• śabda (sound)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses martial sound-imagery to underscore alertness and consequence: in dharma-narratives, even a brief sign (like the twang of a bowstring and the flight of an arrow) can signal decisive action and the ethical weight of intent and execution.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a moment identified by a distinctive sound—specifically the twang of the bowstring and the sound associated with the arrow—indicating that an arrow has been released and that a consequential action is underway.