Shloka 44

अध्याय ९ — कर्णस्य प्रहारः, योधयुग्मनियोजनम्, शैनेय-कैकेययोर्युद्धविन्यासः

Devanagari script

अशेत निशित: पत्री समरेष्वरिसूदन: । भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्‌ वीरान्‌ योडवमन्ये महारथान्‌

Transliteration

aśeta niśitaḥ patrī samareṣv arisūdanaḥ | bhīṣmadroṇamukhān vīrān yodham anye mahārathān ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Sa mga labanan, naroon at nakahandusay ang palasong may matalim na balahibo—tagapagpuksa ng kaaway—matapos pabagsakin ang mga dakilang mandirigmang maharatha, pangunahin sina Bhīṣma at Droṇa, at iba pang bantog na mandirigmang nakasakay sa karwahe.

Word by Word

• अशेत: lay (was lying)
• अशेत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• निशितः: sharp
• निशितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पत्री: winged (arrow)
• पत्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• श्वरीसूदनः: slayer of enemies
• श्वरीसूदनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वरीसूदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्: having Bhīṣma and Droṇa at the head (i.e., led by them)
• भीष्मद्रोणमुखान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीष्मद्रोणमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• वीरान्: heroes
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• योधान्: warriors
• योधान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• अन्ये: other
• अन्ये: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• arrow (śara)
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the stark reality that even the greatest heroes can be brought down by a single effective weapon in war, pointing to the fragility of fame and strength and the heavy ethical cost inherent in battlefield duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a sharp, feathered arrow lying on the battlefield after having felled renowned warriors—named foremost as Bhīṣma and Droṇa—along with other great chariot-fighters, emphasizing the lethal aftermath of combat.