Shloka 63

अध्याय १४८ — कर्णप्रभावः, धृष्टद्युम्नस्य विरथता, तथा घटोत्कच-आह्वानम्

Chapter 148: Karṇa’s Pressure, Dhṛṣṭadyumna Unhorsed, and the Summoning of Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

एताननिर्जित्य रणे षड्‌ रथान्‌ पुरुषर्षभ । न शक्‍्य: सैन्धवो हन्तुं यतो निर्व्याजमर्जुन,“नरश्रेष्ठ अर्जुन! रणभूमिमें इन छः: महारथियोंको परास्त किये बिना सिंधुराजको बिना मायाके जीता नहीं जा सकता है

Transliteration

etān anirjitya raṇe ṣaḍ-rathān puruṣarṣabha | na śakyaḥ saindhavo hantuṃ yato nirvyājam arjuna ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „O Stier unter den Menschen! Solange diese sechs Wagenkrieger nicht zuerst im Kampf überwunden sind, kann der König von Sindhu nicht erschlagen werden; denn Arjunas Weg zu ihm ist durch ihren unverstellten, unmittelbaren Widerstand versperrt.“

Word by Word

• एतान्: these (men)
• एतान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अनिर्जित्य: without conquering / having not defeated
• अनिर्जित्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निर्जि (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma
• Type: Numeral
• Root: षष्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariot-warriors / chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• शक्यः: possible / able (to be done)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक् (धातु) + यत् (कृत्) → शक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सैन्धवः: Jayadratha (the Sindhu king)
• सैन्धवः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हन्तुम्: to kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• यतः: because / since
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस्

• निर्व्याजम्: without deceit / straightforwardly
• निर्व्याजम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्व्याज
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुन: O Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Saindhava (Jayadratha)
• six chariot-warriors (ṣaḍ-rathāḥ)