Mahabharata — Drona Parva, Shloka 31

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda

Arrow-storm Engagement

Devanagari script

तथैव धनुरायच्छत्‌ पार्थ: शत्रुविनाशन:

Transliteration

tathaiva dhanur āyacchat pārthaḥ śatru-vināśanaḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：同样地，帕尔塔（阿周那），灭敌者，举起并张开他的弓——以严整的决意整装待敌，迎向战争的严酷要求。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयच्छत्: stretched/drew (held out)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (यच्छति)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रु-विनाशनः: destroyer of enemies
• शत्रु-विनाशनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रुविनाशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness: a warrior who has accepted his dharma does not act from panic or cruelty, but prepares firmly and purposefully to confront adharma in the battlefield context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna, described as a destroyer of enemies, draws/raises his bow in the same manner as previously described—signaling immediate preparation to engage the opposing forces.