Shloka 29

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

तामापतन्तीं चिच्छेद शिखण्डी बहुभि: शरै:

Transliteration

tām āpatantīṁ ciccheda śikhaṇḍī bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: As she came rushing down upon him, Śikhaṇḍī cut her down with many arrows—an image of the battlefield’s relentless momentum, where resolve and skill swiftly turn an onrushing threat into a fallen adversary.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तीम्: falling/charging (towards)
• आपतन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत्/आपत्)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, Present active (शतृ), Parasmaipada

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

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शिखण्डी: Shikhaṇḍī
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन् (प्रातिपदिक: शिखण्डी)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुभिः: with many
• बहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śikhaṇḍī
• arrows (śara)