Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु पार्थेन शिखण्डी भरतर्षभ | शरैर्नानाविधैस्तूर्ण पितामहमवाकिरत्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ! अर्जुनके ऐसा कहनेपर शिखण्डी तुरंत ही पितामह भीष्मपर नाना प्रकारके बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगा

Transliteration

evam uktas tu pārthena śikhaṇḍī bharatarṣabha | śarair nānāvidhais tūrṇaṃ pitāmaham avākirat ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Được Pārtha (Arjuna) nói như thế, Śikhaṇḍī—hỡi bậc trượng phu của dòng Bharata—lập tức trút xuống ông tổ phụ Bhīṣma một trận mưa tên mau lẹ, đủ mọi loại.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पार्थेन: by Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नानाविधैः: of various kinds
• नानाविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-विध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तूर्णम्: swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• पितामहम्: the grandsire (Bhishma)
• पितामहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवाकिरत्: showered / covered (with arrows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√कॄ (किरति)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Śikhaṇḍī
• Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the tension between reverence and duty in warfare: even a venerable elder like Bhīṣma may be opposed when the demands of one’s side, strategic necessity, and the larger course of dharma in a conflict compel action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Arjuna speaks to him, Śikhaṇḍī immediately begins attacking Bhīṣma, covering him with many kinds of arrows; Sañjaya reports this rapid escalation in the battle.