Shloka 23

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

निमेषार्धात्‌ ततः कर्णो धनुर्हस्तो व्यतिष्ठत । दृष्टवा स कुरुसौवीरसिन्धुवीरबलक्षयम्‌

Transliteration

nimeṣārdhāt tataḥ karṇo dhanur-hasto vyatiṣṭhata | dṛṣṭvā sa kuru-sauvīra-sindhu-vīra-bala-kṣayam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, in less than half a blink, Karṇa stood firm with his bow in hand. Seeing the destruction of the warriors’ forces—those of the Kurus, the Sauvīras, and the Sindhu heroes—he braced himself to respond, steadying his resolve amid the collapsing ranks and the mounting cost of war.

Word by Word

• निमेषार्धात्: from half a wink (moment)
• निमेषार्धात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेषार्ध
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुः-हस्तः: having a bow in hand; bow-in-hand
• धनुः-हस्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुःहस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यतिष्ठत: stood forth; took position
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Ktva)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरु-सौवीर-सिन्धु-वीर-बल-क्षयम्: the destruction of the forces of the Kuru, Sauvira, Sindhu and hero(-kings)
• कुरु-सौवीर-सिन्धु-वीर-बल-क्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुसौवीरसिन्धुवीरबलक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Kuru (people/army)
• Sauvīra (people/army)
• Sindhu (people/army)
• bow (dhanuḥ)