Shloka 126
भीष्मस्य शरशय्या-प्राप्तिः
Bhīṣma’s Fall to the Arrow-Bed
Devanagari script
सात्यकि: समरे राजन् द्विधा चिच्छेद सायकै: । उनके बाहुबलसे प्रेरित होकर समरभूमिमें सहसा अपने ऊपर गिरती हुई उस शक्तिके सात्यकिने बाणों-द्वारा दो ठुकड़े कर दिये
Transliteration
sātyakiḥ samare rājan dvidhā ciccheda sāyakaiḥ |
Translation
三阇耶曰：大王，在战阵之中，萨底耶迦以箭将迎面飞来的投射物一分为二。那兵器为敌人臂力所驱，骤然疾掷而下，然萨底耶迦于半空中以箭将其击碎成两段。
Word by Word
सात्यकिःSātyaki
सात्यकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समरेin battle
समरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
द्विधाinto two (parts), in two ways
द्विधा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootद्विधा
चिच्छेदcut, severed
चिच्छेद:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
सात्यकि (Sātyaki)स
संजय (Sañjaya)र
राजन् / धृतराष्ट्र (King Dhṛtarāṣṭra)स
सायक (arrows)श
शक्ति (spear/javelin)स
समरभूमि (battlefield)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
Even amid chaos, disciplined attention and trained skill can check sudden harm; martial prowess here is portrayed as controlled, timely action rather than reckless violence—an aspect of kṣatriya-dharma.
A powerful spear (śakti) is hurled at Sātyaki; he responds instantly and splits it into two with his arrows, and Sañjaya reports this feat to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.