Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमतुलां द्विपहस्तैः प्रवेरिताम्‌ । चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरर्धचन्द्रैश्ष फाल्गुन:

Transliteration

tāṁ śastravṛṣṭim atulāṁ dvipahastaiḥ praveritām | ciccheda niśitair bhallair ardhacandraiś ca phālgunaḥ ||

Translation

ఏనుగుల తొండాలచేత విసిరబడిన ఆ అతుల శస్త్రవృష్టిని ఫాల్గుణుడు పదునైన భల్లబాణాలు, అర్ధచంద్రబాణాలతో చీల్చి చెదరగొట్టెను।

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शस्त्रवृष्टिम्: shower of weapons
• शस्त्रवृष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्रवृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अतुलाम्: incomparable
• अतुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• द्विपहस्तैः: by elephant-trunks
• द्विपहस्तैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रवेरिताम्: impelled/driven forth
• प्रवेरिताम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्र-ईर्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• चिच्छेद: cut asunder
• चिच्छेद: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निशितैः: with sharp (ones)
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भल्लैः: with darts/shafts (bhalla-arrows)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अर्धचन्द्रैः: with crescent(-headed arrows)
• अर्धचन्द्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्धचन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Phālguna)
• elephants
• elephants' trunks (dvipahasta)
• weapon-shower (śastravṛṣṭi)
• bhalla arrows
• ardhacandra arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the ideal warrior’s response is disciplined precision rather than uncontrolled aggression—neutralizing danger efficiently to protect and uphold kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A formidable barrage of weapons is being launched using elephants’ trunks; Arjuna counters by cutting down the incoming missiles with sharp bhalla and crescent-headed arrows.