Shloka 14

Devanagari script

महारथी पौरवने युद्धमें महाधनुर्धर धृष्टकेतुको बाणोंद्वारा आच्छादित करके उन्हें बारंबार घायल किया ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | tathāiva pauravaṁ yuddhe dhṛṣṭaketur mahārathaḥ | triṁśatā niśitair bāṇair vivyādha āśu mahābhujaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Cũng ngay trên chiến địa ấy, đại xa chiến binh Dhṛṣṭaketu, tay lực lưỡng, đã nhanh như chớp xuyên trúng chiến sĩ Paurava bằng ba mươi mũi tên sắc nhọn.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• पौरवम्: the Paurava (descendant of Puru; here: Duryodhana/one of the Pauravas)
• पौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धृष्टकेतुः: Dhrishtaketu
• धृष्टकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिंशता: with thirty
• त्रिंशता: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: त्रिंशत्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• निशितैः: sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विव्याध: pierced, wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• महाभुजः: mighty-armed
• महाभुजः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभुज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛṣṭaketu
• Paurava (Kaurava/Kuru warrior)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• battlefield (yuddha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the symmetry of violence in war: injury is met with counter-injury. It implicitly frames battlefield action as driven by kṣatriya prowess and obligation, while reminding the listener that such exchanges accumulate suffering within a broader conflict that tests dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Dhṛṣṭaketu, an elite warrior, quickly strikes a Paurava opponent with thirty sharp arrows, wounding him—an immediate retaliation within an ongoing duel-like exchange amid the larger Kurukṣetra battle.