Shloka 18
प्राग्ज्योतिषे वज्रदत्त-धनंजय-समागमः
Vajradatta Confronts Dhanaṃjaya at Prāgjyotiṣa
Devanagari script
धृतवर्मा अभी बालक था तो भी उसकी उस फुर्तीको देखकर महातेजस्वी पराक्रमी अर्जुन बड़े प्रसन्न हुए ।।
Transliteration
na saṃdadhānaṃ dadṛśe nādadānaṃ ca taṃ tadā | kirantam eva sa śarān dadṛśe pākaśāsaniḥ ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说道：当时，连阿周那——因陀罗之子、惩罚波迦者——也看不清持律跋摩何时取箭、何时上弦；他所见唯有一事：那少年只是不绝如缕地倾泻箭雨。
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
संदधानम्placing/setting (on the bow)
संदधानम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootसंधा (धा)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
ददृशेwas seen / appeared
ददृशे:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formलिट् (perfect), Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आददानम्taking (in hand)
आददानम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootआ-दा
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
किरन्तम्scattering/showering
किरन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकॄ (किरति)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
एवonly/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरान्arrows
शरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ददृशेwas seen / appeared
ददृशे:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formलिट् (perfect), Ātmanepada, 3rd, Singular
पाकशासनि:Arjuna (son of Indra; 'Indra the punisher of Pāka')
पाकशासनि::
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाकशासनिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)अ
अर्जुन (Arjuna)ध
धृतवर्मा (Dhṛtavarmā)प
पाकशासन / इन्द्र (Pākaśāsana / Indra)श
शर (arrows)ध
धनुष् (bow, implied)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Excellence grounded in disciplined practice can make even complex action appear effortless; true greatness also includes the capacity to recognize and honor skill in others, regardless of age.
Vaiśampāyana describes Dhṛtavarmā’s astonishing speed in archery: Arjuna cannot even see the moments of taking and nocking arrows, perceiving only an unbroken rain of arrows being released.