Shloka 47
Devanagari script
एवमन्यैरपि भृशं विद्धयमान: सहस्रश:
Transliteration
evam anyair api bhṛśaṃ viddhyamānaḥ sahasraśaḥ
Translation
三阇耶说道：“就这样，他又被无数其他勇士猛烈刺穿，反复不止，千百次从四面八方袭来，战场之怒如潮。”
Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
अन्यैःby others
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
भृशम्excessively, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
विद्ध्यमानःbeing pierced/wounded
विद्ध्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध् (विध्/व्यध्)
FormPresent passive participle (शानच्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सहस्रशःa thousandfold; in thousands (repeatedly)
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
FormAvyaya (indeclinable)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
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 underscores the ethical gravity of war: when violence multiplies through collective action, suffering becomes overwhelming, and individual prowess offers limited protection—inviting reflection on restraint and responsibility.
Sañjaya describes a warrior being intensely and repeatedly pierced by many others—an image of a concentrated, large-scale assault amid the chaos of the Kurukṣetra battle.