Shloka 15

Devanagari script

स शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तिर्ललाटस्थैस्त्रिभि: शरै:

Transliteration

sa śatrubhuja-nirmuktir lalāṭasthaiḥ tribhiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

三阇耶说道：额上钉着三支箭，他竟从敌人的钳制中得以解脱——脱离那敌臂的沉重箍缚。此句昭示：在战争残酷的“算计”里，解脱并非出于怜悯，而常由决断而致伤的力量带来；生存与职责，皆在无尽暴烈中被衡量。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तिः: the release (shot) from the enemy's arm
• शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुभुजनिर्मुक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• ललाटस्थैः: by/with (those) situated on the forehead
• ललाटस्थैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललाटस्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: by/with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: by/with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• enemy (śatru)
• three arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the harsh moral landscape of war: ‘release’ or ‘deliverance’ may occur through injury inflicted in battle, reflecting the grim reality of kṣatriya-dharma where protection, survival, and victory often come through force rather than compassion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a warrior being freed from an enemy’s overpowering hold, with the detail that three arrows are lodged in his forehead—an image emphasizing both the immediacy of combat and the violent means by which the situation turns.