Shloka 34

अमोघशक्तिव्यंसनप्रश्नः — Why Karṇa’s Śakti Was Not Used on Arjuna

Devanagari script

दुर्मदस्य ततो भीम: प्रहसन्निव संयुगे । सारथिं च हयांश्वैव शरैनिन्ये यमक्षयम्‌,तब युद्धस्थलमें हँसते हुए-से भीमसेनने दुर्मदके सारथि और घोड़ोंको अपने बाणोंसे मारकर यमलोक पहुँचा दिया

Transliteration

durmadasya tato bhīmaḥ prahasan niva saṃyuge | sārathiṃ ca hayāṃś caiva śarair ninye yamakṣayam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Bhīma, as if laughing amid the clash of battle, struck down Durmada’s charioteer and horses with his arrows, sending them to Yama’s abode.

Word by Word

• दुर्मदस्य: of Durmada
• दुर्मदस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहसन्: laughing
• प्रहसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सारथिम्: the charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• निन्ये: sent/led
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यमक्षयम्: to Yama's abode (death)
• यमक्षयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Durmada
• charioteer (sārathi)
• horses (hayāḥ)
• arrows (śarāḥ)
• Yama
• Yamaloka (Yamakṣaya)