Shloka 27

भीमसेन-दुर्योधन-समागमः

Bhīmasena–Duryodhana Engagement at Sunset

Devanagari script

ततः संधाय वै तीक्ष्णं शरं परमदारुणम्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ sandhāya vai tīkṣṇaṃ śaraṃ paramadāruṇam

Translation

随即，他谨慎地搭上一支锋利如剃刀的箭，凝神瞄准——此箭威力骇人，后果尤为惨烈——桑阇耶叙述了战局下一次暴烈的转折：当有意施展的武艺被用作致命之器时，战争的阴沉伦理重负便愈发凸显，纵然这一切被视为武士之责亦然。

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• संधाय: having aimed/fixed (on the bow)
• संधाय: Kriya-vishesana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-धा
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्): 'having fixed/aimed/joined'

• वै: indeed; surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: Particle (emphatic)

• तीक्ष्णम्: sharp
• तीक्ष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• परमदारुणम्: most dreadful/very terrible
• परमदारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-दारुण
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrow (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the deliberate, intentional nature of violence in righteous warfare: skill and resolve are applied with full awareness of consequences, reminding readers that even duty-bound combat carries grave moral and emotional weight.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior (implied by context) sets and aims a very sharp, fearsome arrow, signaling an imminent strike and escalating intensity in the battlefield action.