Shloka 56
शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement
Devanagari script
इषुभिश्छाद्यमानानां समरे सव्यसाचिना
Transliteration
iṣubhiś chādyamānānāṃ samare savyasācinā
Translation
Sañjaya thưa: Trên chiến địa, họ bị phủ kín—bị áp đảo—bởi những trận mưa tên do cung thủ dùng được cả hai tay (Arjuna) bắn ra.
Word by Word
इषुभिःwith arrows
इषुभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइषु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
छाद्यमानानाम्of those being covered/hidden
छाद्यमानानाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootछाद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सव्यसाचिनाby the ambidextrous archer (Arjuna)
सव्यसाचिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसव्यसाचिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
Savyasācin (Arjuna)A
arrows (iṣu)B
battlefield (samara)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how decisive skill and focused effort in a righteous cause can swiftly change the balance of a conflict; actions (here, martial prowess) bring immediate consequences, underscoring responsibility in war.
Sañjaya reports that in the thick of battle the opposing warriors are being overwhelmed—‘covered’—by a dense rain of arrows released by Savyasācin, i.e., Arjuna.