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Mahabharata · 7.67.18–19
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Devanāgarī
ततो भोजो नरव्याघ्रं दुःसहः कुरुसत्तम ॥
अविध्यत् तूर्णम् अव्यग्रो दशभिः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥
तम् अर्जुनः शितेनाजौ राजन् विव्याध पत्रिणा ॥
पुनश् चान्यैस् त्रिभिर् बाणैर् मोहयन्न् इव सात्वतम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tato bhojo naravyāghraṃ duḥsahaḥ kurusattama ||
avidhyat tūrṇam avyagro daśabhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ ||
tam arjunaḥ śitenājau rājan vivyādha patriṇā ||
punaś cānyais tribhir bāṇair mohayann iva sātvatam ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः भोजः नरव्याघ्रम्tataḥ bhojaḥ naravyāghramthen the Bhoja, the tiger among men; then the Bhoja, the tiger among men
दुःसहः कुरुसत्तमduḥsahaḥ kurusattamairresistible, O best of the Kurus; irresistible, O best of the Kurus
अविध्यत् तूर्णम् अव्यग्रःavidhyat tūrṇam avyagraḥpierced swiftly, undisturbed; pierced swiftly, unruffled
दशभिः कङ्कपत्रिभिःdaśabhiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥwith ten heron-feathered [arrows]; with ten heron-feathered arrows
तम् अर्जुनः शितेन आजौtam arjunaḥ śitena ājauhim Arjuna with a sharp, in the fight; him Arjuna with a sharp one, in the fight
राजन् विव्याध पत्रिणाrājan vivyādha patriṇāO king, pierced, feathered [arrow]; O sovereign, pierced with a feathered arrow
पुनः च अन्यैः त्रिभिः बाणैःpunaḥ ca anyaiḥ tribhiḥ bāṇaiḥand again with three other arrows; and again with three other arrows
मोहयन् इव सात्वतम्mohayan iva sātvatamas though stunning the Satvata [Kritavarman]; as though stunning the Satvata
Translation
Then the Bhoja, irresistible, O best of the Kurus, pierced the tiger among men swiftly and undisturbed with ten heron-feathered arrows. Him Arjuna, O king, pierced in battle with a sharp feathered arrow, and again with three other arrows, as though stunning the Satvata.
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35dcdc0bd0ec · published Jul 19, 2026, 3:45:02 PM UTC
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Kritavarman is called "avyagraḥ," undisturbed, and "duḥsahaḥ," irresistible: he too is valorous. But his valor serves untruth, for he belongs to the side that shelters the guilty. Telling is that the poem grants honor to the adversary too, without diminishing him. The verse teaches truthfulness in depicting an enemy: a worthy opponent remains worthy, however wrong his cause may be. Victory over the brave is worth more, and the depiction of his valor is a mark of impartiality that neither flatters one's own nor blackens the other side.