Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.10.8
स तानापततो वीर उग्रधन्वा महारथ:
एकैकं युगपत्सर्वानहन् बाणैस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभि: ॥ ८ ॥
sa tān āpatato vīra
[sa taan aapatato veera]
ugra-dhanvā mahā-rathaḥ
[ugra-dhanvaa mahaa-rathah]
ekaikaṁ yugapat sarvān
[ekaikam yugapat sarvaan]
ahan bāṇais tribhis tribhiḥ
[ahan baanais tribhis tribhih]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
Dhruva Mahārāja
tān
—
all of them
āpatataḥ
—
falling upon him
vīraḥ
—
hero
ugra-dhanvā
—
powerful bowman
mahā-rathaḥ
—
who could fight with many chariots
eka-ekam
—
one after another
yugapat
—
simultaneously
sarvān
—
all of them
ahan
—
killed
bāṇaiḥ
—
by arrows
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ
—
by threes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tān āpatato vīra
saḥ
Dhruva Mahārāja
tān
all of them
āpatataḥ
falling upon him
vīraḥ
hero
ugra-dhanvā mahā-rathaḥ
ugra-dhanvā
powerful bowman
mahā-rathaḥ
who could fight with many chariots
ekaikaṁ yugapat sarvān
eka-ekam
one after another
yugapat
simultaneously
sarvān
all of them
ahan bāṇais tribhis tribhiḥ
ahan
killed
bāṇaiḥ
by arrows
tribhiḥ tribhiḥ
by threes.
Dhruva Mahārāja, who was a great charioteer and certainly a great bowman also, immediately began to kill them by simultaneously discharging arrows three at a time.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Courageous Dhruva, a great charioteer and fierce archer, when attacked by them, attacked them all by simultaneously discharging three arrows at each of them.
Personal Guidance
Dhruva, a great charioteer and bowman, shoots three arrows at once at multiple Yakṣas. Spiritual depth doesn't preclude tactical excellence; great souls are also capable specialists.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I using 'spirituality' as an excuse to avoid honing the worldly skill my role requires?
- What specialized capability has the Lord asked me to develop in service of dharma?
My note
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