Shloka 243
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
Devanagari script
प्राहिणोत् सूतपुत्राय भीमसेनश्षतुर्दश । राजन! इसी अवसरमें भीमसेनने सूतपुत्रपर गीधकी पाँखवाले चौदह नाराच चलाये
Transliteration
prāhiṇot sūtaputrāya bhīmasenaś caturdaśa | rājan! asyām avasare bhīmasenena sūtaputre gṛdhrikā-pakṣa-vālinaś caturdaśa nārācāḥ pracālitāḥ |
Translation
Sañjaya said: O King, at that very moment Bhīmasena discharged fourteen nārāca arrows—feathered like a vulture’s wings—against the charioteer’s son (Karṇa).
Word by Word
प्राहिणोत्sent, discharged
प्राहिणोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हिण् (धातु: हिण्/हिणोति)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद
सूतपुत्रायto the charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्राय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
Formmasculine, dative, singular
भीमसेनःBhimasena
भीमसेनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
चतुर्दशfourteen
चतुर्दश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्दश
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
DhṛtarāṣṭraB
Bhīmasena (Bhīma)K
Karna (Sūtaputra)N
Nārāca arrowsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes