Shloka 103

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

किरीटिभुजनिर्मुक्ति: सम्पतद्धिर्महाशरै: । समाच्छन्न॑ बभौ सर्व काद्रवेयैरिव प्रभो

Transliteration

kirīṭi-bhuja-nirmuktiḥ sampatadbhiḥ mahāśaraiḥ | samācchannaṃ babhau sarvaṃ kādraveyair iva prabho prabho |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: O panginoon, o panginoon! Nang ang malalaking palaso na pinakawalan mula sa mga bisig ng koronadong Arjuna ay bumagsak sa lahat ng dako, ang buong pook ay waring natakpan nang lubos—na parang sinakop ng mga ahas na Kādraveya.

Word by Word

• किरीटि-भुज-निर्मुक्तिः: the discharge/release from the arms of the diademed (Arjuna)
• किरीटि-भुज-निर्मुक्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक); किरीटिन्, भुज (उपपद-समासाङ्ग)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पतद्भिः: falling down / rushing (down)
• सम्पतद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महाशरैः: by great arrows
• महाशरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• समाच्छन्नम्: covered, enveloped
• समाच्छन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-छद् (धातु) → समाच्छन्न (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• बभौ: shone/appeared
• बभौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular

• सर्वम्: all, the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• काद्रवेयैः: by the sons of Kadru (serpents)
• काद्रवेयैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काद्रवेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Kirīṭin/Kirīṭadhārī)
• Kādraveya serpents (Nāgas, descendants of Kadru)
• mahāśara (great arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how disciplined skill and unwavering resolve can decisively shape outcomes in a righteous conflict: Arjuna’s mastery makes the battlefield seem wholly overtaken, reminding readers that capability, when aligned with purpose, becomes a commanding moral and strategic force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Arjuna unleashing a dense shower of powerful arrows. The missiles cover the area so thoroughly that the battlefield looks as if it is filled with Kādraveya serpents—an image used to convey the terrifying abundance and swiftness of the arrows.