Shloka 20

Devanagari script

ततो रिपुघ्नं समथत्त कर्ण: सुसंचितं सर्पमुखं ज्वलन्तम्‌ । रौद्रें शरं संनतमुग्रधौत॑ पार्थार्थमत्यर्थचिराभिगुप्तम्‌

Transliteration

tato ripughnaṃ samathat karṇaḥ susaṃcitaṃ sarpamukhaṃ jvalantam | raudraṃ śaraṃ saṃnatam ugradhautaṃ pārthārtham atyarthacirābhiguptam ||

Translation

তখন কর্ণ শত্রুনাশক, সুসজ্জিত, জ্বলন্ত সর্পমুখ সেই রৌদ্র বাণটি ধনুকে সংযোজিত করল—যা যত্নে স্থাপিত, তীক্ষ্ণতায় শানিত, এবং পার্থকে (অর্জুনকে) আঘাত করার জন্য দীর্ঘকাল অতি গোপনে রক্ষিত ছিল।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

रिपुघ्नम्enemy-slaying

समथत्तplaced/aimed (set on)

कर्णःKarna

सुसञ्चितम्well-stored/fully-prepared

सर्पमुखम्having a serpent-like mouth (serpent-faced)

ज्वलन्तम्blazing

रौद्रम्fierce, terrible

शरम्arrow

संनतम्bent/curved; well-aimed

उग्रधौतम्sharpened/polished fiercely (well-whetted)

पार्थार्थम्meant for Partha (Arjuna)

अत्यर्थचिराभिगुप्तम्guarded for a very long time with utmost care

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Karna

Partha (Arjuna)

arrow (śara)

serpent-faced arrow (sarpamukha śara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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Sandhi Notes