Shloka 126

Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption

Devanagari script

ध्वजमाधिरथेश्छित्त्वा सूतम भ्यहनच्छरै: । भरतश्रेष्ठ! तत्पश्चात्‌ महाबाहु भीमसेनने दो छुरोंसे कर्णकी ध्वजा काटकर अपने बाणोंद्वारा उसके सारथिको भी मार डाला

Transliteration

dhvajam ādhiratheś chittvā sūtam abhyahanac charaiḥ | bharataśreṣṭha! tatpaścāt mahābāhuḥ bhīmasenaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having cut down the banner of Ādhiratha (Karna), Bhīmasena then struck down his charioteer with a volley of arrows. O best of the Bharatas, this shows the relentless momentum of battle, where crippling an opponent’s symbols of prowess and the hands that support him becomes a tactical step within war’s harsh code.

Word by Word

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आधिरथेश्छित्त्वा: having cut (the banner) of Ādhirathi (Karna)
• आधिरथेश्छित्त्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आधिरथि + छिद्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• सूतम्: charioteer
• सूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यहनत्: struck/slew
• अभ्यहनत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + हन्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Ādhiratha (Karna)
• sūta (Karna’s charioteer)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• śara (arrows)