Shloka 105

Devanagari script

निहन्यमानेष्वस्त्रेषु मायया तेन रक्षसा । असम्भ्रान्तस्तदा कर्णस्तदू रक्ष: प्रत्ययुध्यत,उस राक्षसके द्वारा मायासे अपने अस्त्रोंके नष्ट हो जानेपर भी उस समय कर्णके मनमें तनिक भी घबराहट नहीं हुई। वह उस राक्षसके साथ युद्ध करता ही रहा

Transliteration

nihanyamāneṣv astreṣu māyayā tena rakṣasā | asambhrāntas tadā karṇas tadū rakṣaḥ pratyayudhyat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even as his missiles were being rendered ineffective by the rākṣasa through deceptive magic, Karṇa did not lose his composure. Unshaken in mind, he continued to counterfight that rākṣasa.

Word by Word

• निहन्यमानेषु: when (weapons) were being destroyed
• निहन्यमानेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निहन्यमान (√हन्, नि-)
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• अस्त्रेषु: in/among the weapons
• अस्त्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: neuter, locative, plural

• मायया: by illusion/magic
• मायया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• रक्षसा: by the rākṣasa/demon
• रक्षसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• असम्भ्रान्तः: unperturbed, not confused
• असम्भ्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भ्रान्त
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तदु: and then/indeed (emphatic particle with 'tad')
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् + उ

• रक्षः: the rākṣasa/demon
• रक्षः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रत्ययुध्यत: fought back/engaged in combat
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-√युध्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, active (parasmaipada)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Rākṣasa
• Astra (weapons/missiles)
• Māyā (illusion)