Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तदपास्य धनुश्किन्नं धृष्टद्युन्मो महारथ: । अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय शरांश्षाशीविषोपमान्‌

Transliteration

tad apāsya dhanuḥ chinnaṃ dhṛṣṭadyumno mahārathaḥ | athānyad dhanuḥ ādāya śarān āśīviṣopamān |

Translation

三阇耶说道：持利湿提优摩那这位大车战士抛开那张已被斩断的弓，随即又取起另一张弓，并抓起如毒蛇般的箭矢。

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपास्य: having cast away / having thrown aside
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + अस्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

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

• छिन्नम्: cut, severed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective/Pronoun
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आशीविषोपमान्: comparable to venomous serpents
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशीविषोपम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfastness in a warrior’s duty: when a weapon is destroyed, one does not collapse into despair but adapts immediately—taking up another bow and continuing the righteous task of battle with unwavering resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the midst of combat, Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s bow is cut. He discards the broken bow, promptly takes another, and readies deadly arrows—signaling his determination to press the fight forward.