Shloka 23

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

कर्णचापच्युतान्‌ बाणान्‌ वर्जयंस्तु नरोत्तम: । अपयातस्ततस्तूर्ण शिखण्डी भृशविक्षत:,तब अत्यन्त घायल हुआ नरश्रेष्ठ शिखण्डी कर्णके धनुषसे छूटे हुए बाणोंसे बचनेके लिये तुरंत वहाँसे भाग निकला

Transliteration

karṇacāpacyutān bāṇān varjayaṃstu narottamaḥ | apayātastatastūrṇaṃ śikhaṇḍī bhṛśavikṣataḥ ||

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—অত্যন্ত আহত নরশ্রেষ্ঠ শিখণ্ডী কর্ণের ধনুক থেকে ছুটে আসা বাণ এড়াতে চেষ্টা করতে করতে তৎক্ষণাৎ সেখান থেকে দ্রুত সরে গেল।

Word by Word

• कर्णचापच्युतान्: shot from Karna's bow
• कर्णचापच्युतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्ण-चाप-च्युत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वर्जयन्: avoiding
• वर्जयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृज्
• Form: Present (Shatru-participle), Parasmaipada, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नरोत्तमः: the best of men
• नरोत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपयातः: withdrew/went away
• अपयातः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-या
• Form: Past (Kta-participle), Parasmaipada, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भृशविक्षतः: severely wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भृश-विक्षत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna
• Śikhaṇḍī
• bow
• arrows