Shloka 263

पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्

Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्योत्तमरत्नचित्रं चिच्छेद पार्थो मुकुर्ट शरेण । फिर अअभश्रवत्थामा, कृपाचार्य तथा अन्य माननीय (बाह्लीक, सोमदत्त आदि) कौरवोंको बाणोंकी विचित्र रीतिसे नमस्कार करके पार्थने एक बाण मारकर दुर्योधनके उत्तम रत्नजटित विचित्र मुकुटको काट डाला

Transliteration

duryodhanasyottamaratnacitraṃ ciccheda pārtho mukuṭaśareṇa |

Translation

పార్థుడు (అర్జునుడు) ఒక్క బాణంతోనే దుర్యోధనుని ఉత్తమ రత్నఖచితమైన విచిత్ర మకుటాన్ని కోసివేశాడు.

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनस्य: of Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उत्तम-रत्न-चित्रम्: adorned/variegated with excellent gems
• उत्तम-रत्न-चित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तमरत्नचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut off / severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुकुटम्: crown
• मुकुटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुट
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शरेण: with an arrow
• शरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• mukuṭa (crown/diadem)
• śara (arrow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in righteous warfare, power is ideally governed by restraint: a warrior may demonstrate superiority and uphold duty without needless killing, using skill to check arrogance and signal moral and tactical dominance.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle episode narrated by Vaiśampāyana, Arjuna shoots an arrow that slices off Duryodhana’s ornate, jewel-studded crown—an emphatic battlefield gesture of defeat and humiliation rather than an immediate lethal strike.