Shloka 27

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake

Devanagari script

शकुनिं दशभिर्विद्ध्वा हयांश्षास्य त्रिभि: शरै: । ध्नुश्चिच्छेद च शरै: सौबलस्य हसन्निव

Transliteration

śakuniṁ daśabhir viddhvā hayāṁś cāsya tribhiḥ śaraiḥ | dhanuś ciccheda ca śaraiḥ saubalasya hasann iva prajānātha ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：萨诃提婆既已沉着不摇，便以十箭射中沙昆尼；又以三箭射倒其马。继而——几如含笑——他以连珠箭矢将苏巴拉之子的弓击碎。

Word by Word

• शकुनिम्: Shakuni
• शकुनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

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

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

• चिच्छेद: he cut / severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

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

• सौबलस्य: of the son of Subala (i.e., Shakuni)
• सौबलस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हसन्: laughing
• हसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस्
• Form: Present active participle (śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Sahadeva
• Subala
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• horses
• arrows
• bow

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action in conflict: effectiveness arises from steadiness (svāsthya), precision, and control of emotion. Even amid violence, the warrior ideal emphasizes mastery over fear and agitation, turning skill and clarity into decisive force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Sahadeva attacks Śakuni: he wounds him with ten arrows, kills his horses with three arrows, and then breaks Śakuni’s bow with many arrows, doing so with an air of calm confidence (“as if smiling”).