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Mahabharata · 7.93.3–4
॥
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Devanāgarī
ततो द्रोणः शिनेः पौत्रं चित्रैः सर्वायसैः शरैः ॥
त्रिभिर् आशीविषाकारैर् ललाटे समविध्यत ॥
तैर् ललाटार्पितैर् बाणैर् युयुधानस् त्व् अजिह्मगैः ॥
व्यरोचत महाराज त्रिशृङ्ग इव पर्वतः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tato droṇaḥ śineḥ pautraṃ citraiḥ sarvāyasaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
tribhir āśīviṣākārair lalāṭe samavidhyata ||
tair lalāṭārpitair bāṇair yuyudhānas tv ajihmagaiḥ ||
vyarocata mahārāja triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः द्रोणः शिनेः पौत्रम्tataḥ droṇaḥ śineḥ pautramthen Drona the grandson of Shini; then Drona the grandson of Shini
चित्रैः सर्वायसैः शरैःcitraiḥ sarvāyasaiḥ śaraiḥwith variegated, all-iron arrows; with variegated, wholly-iron arrows
त्रिभिः आशीविषाकारैःtribhiḥ āśīviṣākāraiḥwith three, viper-shaped; with three, shaped like venomous serpents
ललाटे समविध्यतlalāṭe samavidhyata[in the] forehead pierced; struck in the forehead
तैः ललाटार्पितैः बाणैःtaiḥ lalāṭārpitaiḥ bāṇaiḥwith those, lodged in the forehead, arrows; with those arrows lodged in the forehead
युयुधानः तु अजिह्मगैःyuyudhānaḥ tu ajihmagaiḥYuyudhana, with straight-flying [ones]; Yuyudhana, with straight [arrows]
व्यरोचत महाराजvyarocata mahārājashone, O great king; shone, O great king
त्रिशृङ्गः इव पर्वतःtriśṛṅgaḥ iva parvataḥas a three-peaked mountain; like a three-peaked mountain
Translation
Then Drona pierced the grandson of Shini in the forehead with three variegated, wholly-iron arrows shaped like vipers. With those straight-flying arrows lodged in his forehead, Yuyudhana shone, O great king, like a three-peaked mountain.
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6858103db922 · published Jul 19, 2026, 4:08:02 PM UTC
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Arrows in the brow turn into beauty: Satyaki shines, "triśṛṅga iva parvataḥ," like a three-peaked mountain. Wounds again become an ornament of valor, not a disgrace. It is telling that the epic sees in the wounded man a majestic beauty. The verse teaches that trial does not disfigure the steadfast but crowns him: what should have humbled him instead makes him like a mountain with three shining peaks — for a spirit unshaken by the blow transforms the very wound into a sign of greatness.