Shloka 47

Devanagari script

प्रविद्धमतिवेगेन विक्षिप्तं कर्णममायकै:

Transliteration

praviddham ativegena vikṣiptaṃ karṇam amāyakaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Mit ungeheurer Geschwindigkeit geschleudert, wurde das Geschoss—auf Karṇa gezielt—von denen, die ohne Arglist kämpften, geschickt abgelenkt.“

Word by Word

• प्रविद्धम्: hurled, thrown
• प्रविद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-विद् (धातु) → प्रविद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अतिवेगेन: with great speed/force
• अतिवेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिवेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• विक्षिप्तम्: scattered, flung away
• विक्षिप्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-क्षिप् (धातु) → विक्षिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्णम्: Karna (proper name)
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमायकैः: by the guileless/straightforward (ones)
• अमायकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, the verse highlights an ideal of straightforwardness (amāyā)—a warriorly ethic where skill and courage are not accompanied by deceit, suggesting that moral character is still evaluated on the battlefield.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a weapon launched with great force toward Karṇa is turned aside/deflected, indicating a moment of effective defense and rapid counteraction by opponents described as acting without guile.