Shloka 303

कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement

Chapter 111

Devanagari script

घटोत्कचेन वीरेण हत: शालकटड्कट: । वीर घटोत्कचके द्वारा मारे गये शालकटंकटाके पुत्र अलम्बुषके सारे अंग फट गये थे। उसकी हडियाँ चूर-चूर हो गयी थीं और वह बड़ा भयंकर दिखायी देता था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ghaṭotkacena vīreṇa hataḥ śālakaṭaṅkaṭaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The fierce warrior Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa was slain by the hero Ghaṭotkaca. In the brutal momentum of this night-battle, the fall of such a fighter underscores the Mahābhārata’s recurring ethical tension: valor and prowess can decide outcomes on the field, yet every victory is inseparable from grievous bodily ruin and the widening circle of grief that war inevitably brings.

Word by Word

• घटोत्कचेन: by Ghaṭotkaca
• घटोत्कचेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोत्कच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरेण: by the hero
• वीरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• हतः: slain/killed
• हतः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शालकटङ्कटः: Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa (proper name)
• शालकटङ्कटः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालकटङ्कट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Śālakaṭaṅkaṭa