Shloka 16

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

सो5तिविद्धो महाराज रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्‌

Transliteration

so 'tividdho mahārāja rathopasthe upāviśat

Translation

మహారాజా! అతడు తీవ్రంగా గాయపడినప్పటికీ రథాసనంపై కూర్చుండెను.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिविद्धः: pierced through; grievously wounded
• अतिविद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिविद्ध (वि√व्यध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रथोपस्थे: on the seat of the chariot
• रथोपस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथोपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपाविशत्: sat down; took a seat
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• chariot (ratha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under suffering: even when grievously wounded, the warrior remains composed and continues in the sphere of duty, underscoring the harsh ethical reality that war exacts a severe bodily and moral price.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a combatant, badly pierced by weapons, nevertheless sits down on the chariot-seat—signaling serious injury and a moment of physical collapse or regrouping amid battle.