Shloka 26

अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन

Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault

Devanagari script

अथान्यं रथमास्थाय थधर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिर: । शकुनिं नवभिर्विद्ध्वा पुनर्विव्याध पञ्चभि:

Transliteration

athānyaṃ ratham āsthāya dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | śakunim navabhir viddhvā punar vivyādha pañcabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Bấy giờ, Dharmaputra Yudhiṣṭhira lên một cỗ chiến xa khác và lại xông tới. Chàng bắn trúng Śakuni chín mũi tên, rồi lại đâm xuyên thêm năm mũi nữa—quyết liệt thúc đẩy trận chiến tiến lên, đối đầu kẻ chủ mưu lớn của phi pháp (adharma).

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यम्: another
• अन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having mounted/ascended
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (स्थाः)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• तत्: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्

• धर्मपुत्रः: Dharma's son (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शकुनिम्: Śakuni
• शकुनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (numeral, instrumental used adverbially), Instrumental, Plural

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्यति)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्यति)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (numeral, instrumental used adverbially), Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)
• Śakuni
• chariot
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a dharma-minded king like Yudhiṣṭhira must, in a righteous war, act decisively against agents of adharma; restraint and ethics do not negate the kṣatriya obligation to protect justice when peaceful means have failed.

What is happening in the narrative?

After changing to another chariot, Yudhiṣṭhira renews his assault and repeatedly shoots Śakuni—first with nine arrows and then with five more—showing renewed momentum and focused targeting of a key Kaurava instigator.