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Shloka 6

Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 77 — Saindhava resistance, Arjuna’s restraint, and Duḥśalā’s supplication

ते नामान्यपि गोत्राणि कर्माणि विविधानि च । कीर्तयन्तस्तदा पार्थ शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्‌,वे अर्जुनसे अपने नाम, गोत्र और नाना प्रकारके कर्म बताते हुए उनपर बाणोंकी बौछार करने लगे

te nāmāny api gotrāṇi karmāṇi vividhāni ca | kīrtayantās tadā pārtha śaravarṣair avākiran |

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Khi ấy, hỡi Pārtha, họ xướng lên tên tuổi và dòng tộc của mình, kể lại đủ mọi chiến công; và ngay trong lúc khoe khoang như thế, họ trút lên chàng một trận mưa tên—vừa phô bày căn cước và công trạng xưa, vừa dồn ép cuộc tấn công.

तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नामानिnames
नामानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
गोत्राणिlineages/clans
गोत्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगोत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कर्माणिdeeds/actions
कर्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
विविधानिvarious
विविधानि:
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कीर्तयन्तःproclaiming/reciting
कीर्तयन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्तय्
FormPresent (participle), Parasmaipada (active), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
पार्थO Partha
पार्थ:
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शरवर्षैःwith showers of arrows
शरवर्षैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर-वर्ष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
अवाकिरन्they showered/covered (him/them)
अवाकिरन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-किॄ
FormImperfect (Laṅ), Past, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśaṃpāyana
P
Pārtha (Arjuna)
Ś
śara (arrows)
G
gotra (lineage/clan)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a warrior-culture motif: identity (name, lineage) and reputation (deeds) are asserted publicly, even amid violence. Ethically, it contrasts outward honor-claims with the harsh reality of combat, reminding readers that pride and self-advertisement often accompany conflict.

A group of fighters confront Arjuna (Pārtha). As they attack, they loudly announce their names, clans, and exploits, and simultaneously bombard him with a dense shower of arrows.