Shloka 40
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
Devanagari script
सत्येषुमथ चादत्त योधानां मिषतां तत:
Transliteration
satyeṣum atha cādatta yodhānāṃ miṣatāṃ tataḥ
Translation
போர்வீரர்கள் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்க, அவன் தன் துல்லிய இலக்குடைய (சத்திய) அம்புகளை விரைந்து எடுத்தான்।
Word by Word
सत्येषुon/among the true (ones)
सत्येषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
मथthen/and then
मथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आदत्तtook/received/seized
आदत्त:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
योधानाम्of the warriors
योधानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मिषताम्of those looking on
मिषताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootमिष्
FormPresent active participle (Shatru), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
ततःthen/thereupon/from that
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
warriors (yodhāḥ)A
arrows (iṣu)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined resolve in action: in the midst of war, the taking up of 'true-aiming' arrows suggests steadiness, competence, and deliberate intent—qualities expected of a warrior even under intense ethical and emotional pressure.
Sañjaya reports a battlefield moment: as the assembled fighters watch, a combatant (implied by context) takes up his arrows, indicating readiness to proceed with the next decisive action in the encounter.