Shloka 4

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 29 — Arjuna’s defeat of Vṛṣaka–Acalā and the neutralization of Śakuni’s māyā

Devanagari script

अथ कार्ष्णयसैर्बाणै: पूर्णकार्मुकनि:सूतै: । अविध्यद्‌ देवकीपुत्र हेमपुड्खै: शिलाशितै:,उन्होंने धनुषको पूर्णरूपसे खींचकर छोड़े हुए लोहेके बने और शानपर चढ़ाकर तेज किये हुए सुवर्णमय पंखयुक्त बाणोंसे देवकीपुत्र श्रीकृष्णको घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

atha kārṣṇayasaḥ bāṇaiḥ pūrṇa-kārmuka-niḥsūtaiḥ | avidhyad devakīputraṃ hema-puṅkhaiḥ śilāśitaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, with iron arrows—shot forth from fully drawn bows, their tips honed on the whetstone and fitted with golden feathers—they struck Devakī’s son, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• कार्ष्णयसा: with black iron
• कार्ष्णयसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्ष्णयस
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पूर्ण: fully (drawn)
• पूर्ण: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्मुक: bow
• कार्मुक: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• निःसूतैः: shot forth / discharged
• निःसूतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःसूत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविध्यत्: pierced; wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवकीपुत्रम्: Devakī's son (Kṛṣṇa)
• देवकीपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हेमपुङ्खैः: with golden-feathered (arrows)
• हेमपुङ्खैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमपुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शिलाशितैः: sharpened on a whetstone
• शिलाशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिलाशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Devakī
• Kṛṣṇa (Devakīputra)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• bow (kārmuka)
• iron (kṛṣṇa-ayas)
• golden fletching (hema-puṅkha)
• whetstone (śilā)