Shloka 38
कर्णभीमयुद्धम्
Karna–Bhīma Combat Report
Devanagari script
गदां चिक्षेप सहसा धर्मपुत्राय मारिष | आर्य! क्षत्रियमर्दन द्रोणने उस कटे हुए धनुषको फेंककर सहसा धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिरपर गदा चलायी ।। तामापतन्तीं सहसा गदां दृष्टवा युधिष्ठिर:
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | gadāṃ cikṣepa sahasā dharmaputrāya mārīṣa | ārya kṣatriyamardana droṇena us kaṭe hue dhanuṣko pheṅkakara sahasā dharmaputra yudhiṣṭhira-para gadā calāyī || tām āpatantīṃ sahasā gadāṃ dṛṣṭvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
Translation
Sanjaya said: “O revered one, Drona suddenly hurled a mace at Dharmaputra (Yudhishthira). O noble destroyer of warriors, casting aside his severed bow, Drona in an instant launched the mace toward righteous Yudhishthira. Seeing that mace rushing upon him, Yudhishthira…”
Word by Word
गदाम्mace
गदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चिक्षेपthrew/cast
चिक्षेप:
TypeVerb
Rootक्षिप्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सहसाsuddenly, impetuously
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
धर्मपुत्रायto the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मपुत्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मपुत्र
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
मारिषO venerable one / sir
मारिष:
TypeNoun
Rootमारिष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ताम्that (her/it) [the mace]
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आपतन्तीम्falling/coming down (towards)
आपतन्तीम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-पत्
FormPresent active participle (Śatṛ), Feminine, Accusative, Singular
सहसाsuddenly
सहसा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहसा
गदाम्mace
गदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaD
Drona (Droṇācārya)D
Dharmaputra (Yudhishthira)M
mace (gadā)B
bow (dhanuṣ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes