Shloka 29

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

शक्ति जग्राह समरे गिरीणामपि दारिणीम्‌ । स्वर्णदण्डां महाघोरामष्टघण्टां भयावहाम्‌

Transliteration

śaktiṁ jagrāha samare girīṇām api dāriṇīm | svarṇadaṇḍāṁ mahāghorām aṣṭaghaṇṭāṁ bhayāvahām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the midst of battle, he seized a śakti-weapon—so formidable that it could cleave even mountains—its shaft of gold, exceedingly dreadful, fitted with eight bells, and terrifying to behold.

Word by Word

• शक्तिम्: a spear/javelin (śakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्राह: seized/took up
• जग्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गिरीणाम्: of mountains
• गिरीणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दारिणीम्: splitting/cleaving (one)
• दारिणीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारिणी (from √दॄ/√दर् 'to split')
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वर्णदण्डाम्: having a golden staff/shaft
• स्वर्णदण्डाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्णदण्डा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाघोराम्: very terrible
• महाघोराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाघोरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अष्टघण्टाम्: having eight bells
• अष्टघण्टाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टघण्टा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भयावहाम्: bringing fear/terrifying
• भयावहाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयावहा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• śakti (weapon)
• mountains (giri)