Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तां शस्त्रवृष्टिमतुलां द्विपहस्तैः प्रवेरिताम्‌ । चिच्छेद निशितैर्भल्लैरर्धचन्द्रैश्ष फाल्गुन:

Transliteration

tāṁ śastravṛṣṭim atulāṁ dvipahastaiḥ praveritām | ciccheda niśitair bhallair ardhacandraiś ca phālgunaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Cơn mưa vũ khí vô song ấy, do những vòi voi phóng ra, Arjuna (Phālguna) đã chém tan—dùng những mũi bhalla sắc bén và những tên đầu lưỡi liềm nghiền nát nó.

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शस्त्रवृष्टिम्: shower of weapons
• शस्त्रवृष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्रवृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अतुलाम्: incomparable
• अतुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• द्विपहस्तैः: by elephant-trunks
• द्विपहस्तैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रवेरिताम्: impelled/driven forth
• प्रवेरिताम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: प्र-ईर्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• चिच्छेद: cut asunder
• चिच्छेद: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निशितैः: with sharp (ones)
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भल्लैः: with darts/shafts (bhalla-arrows)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अर्धचन्द्रैः: with crescent(-headed arrows)
• अर्धचन्द्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्धचन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• फाल्गुनः: Phalguna (Arjuna)
• फाल्गुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Phālguna)
• elephants
• elephants' trunks (dvipahasta)
• weapon-shower (śastravṛṣṭi)
• bhalla arrows
• ardhacandra arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the ideal warrior’s response is disciplined precision rather than uncontrolled aggression—neutralizing danger efficiently to protect and uphold kṣatriya-dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A formidable barrage of weapons is being launched using elephants’ trunks; Arjuna counters by cutting down the incoming missiles with sharp bhalla and crescent-headed arrows.