Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तस्य तौ भ्रातरौ राजन्‌ शरै: संनतपर्वभि:

Transliteration

tasya tau bhrātarau rājan śaraiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Tâu Đại vương, hai người anh em của chàng bị trúng những mũi tên có các khớp được uốn chuẩn và gắn chắc—những mũi tên được chế tác để gây sát thương chí mạng giữa cảnh giao tranh dồn dập.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• भ्रातरौ: two brothers
• भ्रातरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

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

• संनतपर्वभिः: having well-bent joints/knots (i.e., well-made)
• संनतपर्वभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संनतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• two brothers (unnamed in this half-verse)
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the grim precision of warfare: expertly crafted weapons bring swift harm, reminding the listener that in war, skill and intent translate directly into suffering—an ethical prompt to weigh the human cost behind martial prowess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior’s two brothers are being hit by well-made arrows, continuing the battlefield account in which specific strikes and their effects are narrated moment by moment.