Shloka 313

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

अन्यदादत्त वेगेन धनुर्भल्लांश्व षोडश | महामना धृष्टद्युम्नने उस कटे हुए धनुषको फेंककर बड़े वेगसे दूसरा धनुष और सोलह भल्ल हाथमें ले लिये

Transliteration

anyad ādatta vegena dhanuḥ bhallāṁś ca ṣoḍaśa | mahāmanā dhṛṣṭadyumno 'sau kaṭe huye dhanuṣaṃ tyaktvā baḍe veg se dvitīyaṃ dhanuḥ ṣoḍaśa bhallān ca hastam ādadhe ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ธฤษฏทฺยุมน์ผู้มีใจองอาจทอดทิ้งคันศรที่ถูกตัด แล้วด้วยความเร็วฉับพลันคว้าคันศรอีกเล่ม พร้อมกำศรภัลละสิบหกดอกไว้ในมือ

Word by Word

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

• आदत्त: took/accepted
• आदत्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• भल्लान्: barbed arrows/darts (bhallas)
• भल्लान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• bhalla-arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A warrior committed to kṣatriya-dharma does not collapse when a weapon is broken; he regains readiness immediately, showing steadiness, presence of mind, and perseverance under pressure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s bow has been cut. He throws it away and quickly arms himself again—taking a new bow and sixteen bhalla-arrows—so he can continue fighting without delay.