Shloka 34

भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्

Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement

Devanagari script

अर्जुन च त्रिसप्तत्या बाणानामाजघान ह,भूरिश्रवाने कुपित होकर श्रीकृष्णका चाबुक काट डाला और अर्जुनको तिहत्तर बाणोंसे गहरी चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

arjunaṃ ca trisaptatyā bāṇānām ājaghāna ha; bhūriśravāne kupito bhūtvā śrīkṛṣṇasya cābukaṃ chittvā arjunaṃ ca trisaptatyā bāṇair gāḍhaṃ jaghāna

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enraged, Bhūriśravā cut down Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s whip and then struck Arjuna hard with seventy-three arrows. The episode underscores how wrath in battle drives warriors to target not only the opponent but also the instruments that guide him, intensifying the violence and testing restraint and right conduct amid war.

Word by Word

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्रिसप्तत्या: with seventy-three
• त्रिसप्तत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिसप्तति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• बाणानाम्: of arrows
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• आजघान: struck/smote
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• भूरिश्रवाणे: in/at Bhurishravas (i.e., against Bhurishravas)
• भूरिश्रवाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरिश्रवस्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कुपितः: enraged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• श्रीकृष्णस्य: of Shri Krishna
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चाबुकम्: whip
• चाबुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाबुक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• काट: cut (Hindi form; Sanskrit would be अचिनत्/छित्त्वा etc.)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कट्
• Form: Imperative/Perfect/Preterite (non-classical; Hindi form)

• डाला: put/did (auxiliary; Hindi form)
• Type: Verb
• Root: डाल्
• Form: Past (Hindi form)

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिसप्तत्या: with seventy-three
• त्रिसप्तत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिसप्तति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• गहरी: deep/severe
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गहिर/गभीर
• Form: Hindi adjective; Sanskrit would be गभीराम्/तीव्राम् etc.

• चोटम्: wound/blow
• चोटम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चोट
• Form: Hindi noun; Sanskrit would be आघातम्/व्रणम् etc.

• अर्पयामास: inflicted/bestowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्प्
• Form: Periphrastic perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Bhūriśravā
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• whip (cābuka)
• arrows (bāṇa)