Shloka 67

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

शरै: पञ्चाशता वीर: फाल्गुनं प्रत्यविध्यत । तस्य तल्लाघवं दृष्टवा नामृष्यत रणेडर्जुन:,प्रतापी सूतपुत्र कर्णके सारे अंग खूनसे लथपथ हो गये, तथापि उस वीरने पचास बाणोंसे अर्जुनको भी घायल कर दिया। रणक्षेत्रमें उसकी यह फुर्ती देखकर अर्जुन सहन न कर सके

Transliteration

śaraiḥ pañcāśatā vīraḥ phālgunaṃ pratyavidhyata | tasya tallāghavaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāmṛṣyata raṇe 'rjunaḥ pratāpī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With fifty arrows that hero struck Phālguna (Arjuna). Seeing his swift skill on the battlefield, the mighty Arjuna could not endure it—his spirit flared, unwilling to tolerate such prowess from his opponent.

Word by Word

शरैःwith arrows

पञ्चाशताwith fifty (i.e., by a set of fifty)

वीरःthe hero/warrior

फाल्गुनम्Phalguna (Arjuna)

प्रत्यविध्यतpierced/struck (in return)

तस्यof him

तत्that

लाघवम्lightness/agility

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

नnot

अमृष्यतdid not endure/tolerate

रणेin battle

अर्जुनःArjuna

प्रतापीmighty/valorous

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna (Phālguna)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes