Shloka 17
Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation
Devanagari script
स च्छाद्यमान: समरे धर्मपुत्रस्य सायकै:
Transliteration
sa cchādyamānaḥ samare dharmaputrasya sāyakaiḥ
Translation
اور وہ میدانِ جنگ میں دھرم پُتر (یُدھِشٹھِر) کے تیروں سے چاروں طرف سے ڈھک—مغلوب—ہو رہا تھا۔
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
च्छाद्यमानःbeing covered/being overwhelmed
च्छाद्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
धर्मपुत्रस्यof Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मपुत्रस्य:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dharmaputra (Yudhiṣṭhira)A
arrows (sāyaka)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
Even in war, power is framed through dharma: Yudhiṣṭhira is identified not merely as a warrior but as “Dharmaputra,” implying that force, when exercised, is ideally tethered to righteous intent and duty rather than mere aggression.
Sañjaya reports that a combatant (referred to simply as “he” in this half-verse) is being enveloped and pressed hard in the fight by Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrows—suggesting a moment where Dharmaputra gains tactical dominance through sustained missile attack.