Shloka 6

Devanagari script

धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु विरथो हताश्वो हतसारथि: । गृहीत्वा परिघं घोरं कर्णस्याश्वानपीपिषत्‌,घोड़े और सारथिके मारे जानेपर रथहीन हुए धृष्टद्युम्नने एक भयंकर परिघ उठाकर उसके द्वारा कर्णके घोड़ोंको पीस डाला

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

dhṛṣṭadyumnas tu viratho hatāśvo hatasārathiḥ |

gṛhītvā parighaṃ ghoraṃ karṇasyāśvān apīpiṣat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Dhrishtadyumna, bereft of his chariot—his horses slain and his charioteer killed—seized a dreadful iron club and, by the ruthless logic of battle, crushed Karna’s horses.

Word by Word

धृष्टद्युम्नःDhrishtadyumna

तुbut/indeed

विरथःwithout a chariot, chariotless

हताश्वःwhose horses were slain

हतसारथिःwhose charioteer was slain

गृहीत्वाhaving seized/taken

परिघम्an iron bar/club (parigha)

घोरम्terrible, fearsome

कर्णस्यof Karna

अश्वान्horses

अपिपिषत्crushed, pounded

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Dhrishtadyumna

Karna

parigha (iron club)

horses

chariot

charioteer

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes