Shloka 32
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements
Devanagari script
छिन्नोत्तमाड्स्य तत: क्षुरप्रेण महात्मना
Transliteration
chinnottamāḍsya tataḥ kṣurapreṇa mahātmanā
Translation
তাৰ পিছত মহাত্মা যোদ্ধাই ক্ষুৰধাৰ শৰৰে তেওঁৰ মস্তক ছিন্ন কৰিলে।
Word by Word
छिन्नcut off
छिन्न:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछिद् (क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उत्तमाङ्गस्यof the head (best limb)
उत्तमाङ्गस्य:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तमाङ्ग
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
क्षुरप्रेणwith a razor-edged (weapon)
क्षुरप्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootक्षुरप्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled one
महात्मना:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
kṣurapra (razor-edged arrow)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the stark, irreversible nature of warfare: even a ‘mahātman’ may perform lethal acts in the battlefield context, prompting reflection on duty, consequence, and the moral gravity of violence.
Sañjaya reports that a great warrior uses a razor-edged arrow to sever the opponent’s head/visage—an emphatic description of a decisive, fatal strike in the battle.