Shloka 34

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय वेगघ्नं भारसाधनम्‌

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya vegaghnaṃ bhārasādhanam

Translation

అప్పుడు అతడు మరొక ధనుస్సును ఎత్తుకున్నాడు—శత్రువుల వేగాన్ని అడ్డగించగలది, భారమైన ఒత్తిడిని భరించగలది—మరియు యుద్ధపు తదుపరి ఘట్టానికి సిద్ధమయ్యాడు।

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as avyaya-kriyāviśeṣaṇa)

• वेगघ्नम्: speed-destroying / checking the force
• वेगघ्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगघ्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भारसाधनम्: a weight-bearing implement / heavy apparatus
• भारसाधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारसाधन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, effectiveness depends on discernment and appropriateness: selecting tools and actions suited to the situation. The verse highlights competence and steadiness—qualities expected in kṣatriya conduct—rather than impulsive bravado.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior (implied from context) taking up a different bow, characterized as capable of checking speed and bearing heavy strain, indicating a tactical shift or renewed readiness in the ongoing battle.