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Shloka 39

शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni

with Ulūka’s fall

ततोअस्य स्यन्दनस्येषां चिच्छिदे पाण्डुनन्दन: । शिलाशितेन च विभो क्षुरप्रेण महायशा:

tato 'sya syandanasyeṣāṃ cicchide pāṇḍunandanaḥ | śilāśitena ca vibho kṣurapreṇa mahāyaśāḥ ||

Sañjaya nói: Rồi người con của Pāṇḍu, vị anh hùng lẫy lừng, dùng mũi tên sắc như dao được mài trên đá mà chém đứt dây cương chiến xa của đối thủ.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
अस्यof this (him/it)
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
स्यन्दनस्यof the chariot
स्यन्दनस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootस्यन्दन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ईषाम्poles/shafts (of the chariot)
ईषाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootईषा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
चिच्छिदेcut, severed
चिच्छिदे:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular
पाण्डुनन्दनःthe son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna)
पाण्डुनन्दनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डुनन्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिलाशितेनwith (a weapon) whetted on stone; stone-sharpened
शिलाशितेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशिलाशित
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormAvyaya
विभोO mighty one
विभो:
TypeNoun
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
क्षुरप्रेणwith a razor-edged (arrow/weapon)
क्षुरप्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुरप्र
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
महायशाःthe greatly renowned (one)
महायशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहायशस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
P
Pāṇḍunandana (a Pāṇḍava, likely Arjuna)
C
chariot (syandana)
R
reins (īṣāḥ)
R
razor-edged arrow (kṣurapra)
S
stone (śilā)

Educational Q&A

Even amid violence, the epic often highlights gradations of conduct: disabling an opponent’s capacity (here, control of the chariot via the reins) can be seen as a strategic restraint compared to directly killing, illustrating how skill and choice operate within the ethical pressures of war.

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍava hero uses a stone-whetted, razor-edged arrow to sever the reins of the enemy’s chariot, thereby disrupting the opponent’s control and movement in the ongoing battle.