Shloka 100

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

।। स च्छाद्यमान: समरे शरै: परबलार्दन:

Transliteration

sa cchādyamānaḥ samare śaraiḥ parabalārdanaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Và chàng—bị một trận mưa tên phủ kín giữa chiến địa—vẫn tiếp tục dồn ép cuộc công kích, như kẻ nghiền nát sức mạnh của quân thù.

Word by Word

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

• च्छाद्यमानः: being covered
• च्छाद्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle), Passive

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• परबलार्दनः: destroyer of the enemy host
• परबलार्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परबलार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• अनिर्दिष्टः योद्धा (unnamed warrior)
• शर (arrows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness under pressure: even when overwhelmed by hostile force (a rain of arrows), a warrior persists in his role. Ethically, it reflects the epic’s focus on resolve and the harsh demands of kṣatriya conduct amid the moral weight of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a combatant in the thick of battle who is being blanketed by arrows yet remains effective—characterized as one who crushes the enemy’s strength—indicating an intense exchange where resilience and offensive power are simultaneously displayed.