Shloka 273

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

ऐन्द्रमस्त्रममेयात्मा प्रादुश्चक्रे महारथ: । उनसे पीड़ित होकर इन्द्रके तुल्य पराक्रमी तथा अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न महारथी अर्जुनने ऐन्द्रास्त्र प्रकट किया

Transliteration

aindram astram ameyātmā prāduścakre mahārathaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The great chariot-warrior, whose inner power was beyond measure, manifested the Indra-weapon. Pressed and afflicted by the enemy’s assault, Arjuna—Indra’s equal in prowess and endowed with immeasurable strength—brought forth the Aindra astra, answering force with disciplined, divinely sanctioned counterforce within the grim ethics of battlefield duty.

Word by Word

• ऐन्द्रम्: Indra-related, belonging to Indra
• ऐन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऐन्द्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रम्: weapon (missile)
• अस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अमेयात्मा: one whose self/power is immeasurable
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमेयात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रादुश्चक्रे: manifested, brought forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रादुस्-√कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• महारथः: great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Indra
• Aindra Astra (Indra-weapon)