Shloka 47

भीष्मधनंजयद्वैरथम्

Bhīṣma–Dhanaṃjaya Duel and the Opening Clash

Devanagari script

तथैवार्जुनमुक्तानि शरजालानि सर्वश:

Transliteration

tathaivārjunamuktāni śarajālāni sarvaśaḥ

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—అదేవిధంగా అర్జునుడు విడిచిన ఘనమైన బాణవలలు అన్ని దిక్కులా వ్యాపించాయి।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अर्जुन: from Arjuna
• अर्जुन: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• उक्तानि: uttered, discharged (lit. spoken)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• शरजालानि: nets/volleys of arrows
• शरजालानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरजाल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वशः: entirely, on all sides, in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• arrows (śara)
• net/mass of arrows (śarajāla)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined martial excellence used in the context of kṣatriya-dharma: power is portrayed not as chaos, but as controlled, purposeful action within the ethical frame of a righteous war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya continues his battlefield report, describing how Arjuna’s arrows, shot in great quantity, form widespread ‘nets’ that fill the field on all sides, emphasizing the intensity and reach of Arjuna’s attack.