Shloka 73

Devanagari script

पट्टिशैश्न सुनिस्त्रिंशैर्नाराचैश्व तथा शितैः । वत्सदन्तैश्न भल्लैश्व तमेकमभिदुद्रुवु:

Transliteration

paṭṭiśaiś ca sunistriṁśair nārācaiś ca tathā śitaiḥ | vatsadantaiś ca bhallaiś ca tam ekam abhidudruvuḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：随后，般度诸勇士蜂拥而上，只攻毗湿摩一人；以矛枪、以锐箭齐发、以钺斧（paṭṭiśa）与利剑、以刃如剃刀的那罗遮箭——并以vatsadanta与bhalla诸箭矢，尽皆加击。

Word by Word

• पट्टिशैः: with battle-axes (pattiśas)
• पट्टिशैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्टिश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• असिभिः: with swords
• असिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सुनिस्त्रिंशैः: with very sharp swords
• सुनिस्त्रिंशैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनिस्त्रिंश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नाराचैः: with iron arrows (nārācas)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तथा: also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• शितैः: with sharp (ones)
• शितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वत्सदन्तैः: with vatsa-danta arrows (calf-tooth shaped missiles)
• वत्सदन्तैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सदन्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• भल्लैः: with bhalla-arrows (broad-headed shafts)
• भल्लैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: alone/single
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभिदुद्रुवुः: rushed upon/ran towards (attacking)
• अभिदुद्रुवुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (द्रव्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Pāṇḍava army (Pāṇḍava-sainika)
• paṭṭiśa
• nistriṁśa (sword)
• nārāca
• vatsadanta (arrow type)
• bhalla (arrow type)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh moral tension of dharma in war: when a single warrior (even an elder like Bhīṣma) stands as the decisive pillar of an opposing force, collective action against him becomes a strategic necessity, illustrating how duty and compassion collide on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes the Pāṇḍava soldiers rushing together toward Bhīṣma alone and attacking him with multiple kinds of weapons—spears, swords, and various sharp arrows—showing the intensity of the attempt to bring down the Kaurava commander.