Shloka 37

Adhyaya 2 — The Lineage of Garuda and the Birth of the Wise Birds: Kanka and Kandhara

Sanskrit

पार्थकोदण्डनिर्मुक्तमासन्नमतिवेगवत् ।

तस्या भल्लमहिश्यामं त्वचं चिच्छेद जाठरीम् ॥

Transliteration

pārthakodaṇḍanirmuktam āsannam ativegavat /

tasyā bhallam ahiśyāmaṃ tvacaṃ ciccheda jāṭharīm //

Translation

السهمُ المنطلقُ من قوسِ بارثا (Pārtha) دنا بسرعةٍ هائلة؛ وبنصلِه العريض شقَّ جلدَ بطنِها، أسودَ كالحية.

Speakers

• Narrative voice (not a direct dialogue line in the given verse)

Primary Deities

• Arjuna (Pārtha)

Key Themes

• Heroic combat
• Martial imagery
• Violence in narrative (battle description)