Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तथैव च चमूं सर्वा पाण्डवानां महारथ: । अप्रैषीत्‌ स शरैस्तीक्ष्प: परलोकाय मारिष

Transliteration

tathaiva ca camūṃ sarvāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathaḥ | apraiṣīt sa śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ paralokāya māriṣa ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Cũng như thế, vị đại chiến xa ấy đã dùng những mũi tên sắc bén mà đưa toàn bộ quân Pandava trước mặt mình sang cõi sau—hỡi bậc đáng kính.

Word by Word

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

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

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चमूम्: army
• चमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चमू
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वाम्: entire, whole
• सर्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• अप्रैषीत्: sent forth, dispatched
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रेष्
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परलोकाय: to the next world
• परलोकाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परलोक
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• मारिष: O venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pandavas
• Bhīṣma
• camū (army)
• śara (arrows)
• paraloka (the other world)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh ethical reality of dharma-yuddha: even when warriors act within their role and duty, the outcome is death and irreversible loss. It invites reflection on responsibility, the cost of conflict, and the gravity of martial power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the great warrior (contextually Bhīṣma) strikes down the Pandavas’ forces with sharp arrows, effectively sending many to death—describing the intensity and dominance of his assault in the battle.