Shloka 60

Devanagari script

अतिविद्धः शितैर्बाणैर्भुशं गाण्डीवधन्चना । वज्जाशनिसमस्पर्शा अर्जुनेन शरा युधि

Transliteration

atividdhaḥ śitair bāṇair bhṛśaṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanā | vajrāśani-samasparśā arjunena śarā yudhi ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ท่ามกลางศึก อรชุนผู้ทรงคันธนูกาณฑีวะได้ยิงลูกศรคมกริบซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า กระทบดังวชิระและสายฟ้า ทำให้เขาถูกแทงอย่างสาหัส

Word by Word

अतिविद्धःpierced through / severely wounded

शितैःby sharp

बाणैःarrows

भृशम्exceedingly / greatly

गाण्डीवधन्वनाby the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna)

वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शाःhaving a touch like a thunderbolt (and lightning)

अर्जुनेनby Arjuna

शराःarrows

युधिin battle

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Gāṇḍīva (bow)

arrows (bāṇa/śara)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the formidable power of disciplined skill used in a dharmic conflict: when duty and destiny compel battle, a warrior’s mastery (here Arjuna’s archery) becomes decisive, reminding readers that actions in war carry grave moral weight even when undertaken as obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna striking his opponent fiercely in battle, showering him with sharp arrows from the Gāṇḍīva; the arrows are said to hit with the force of a thunderbolt, emphasizing Arjuna’s overwhelming offensive.