Shloka 22

कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory

Devanagari script

ईषतुर्विरथं चैव कर्तुमन्योन्यमाहवे । ततो द्रौणिर्महास्त्राणि प्रादुश्चक्रे महारथ:

Transliteration

īṣatur virathaṃ caiva kartum anyonyam āhave | tato drauṇir mahāstrāṇi prāduścakre mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, each sought to render the other chariotless. Then Droṇa’s son, that great chariot-warrior, brought forth mighty celestial weapons—escalating the contest from mere martial skill to the perilous use of extraordinary force.

Word by Word

• ईषतुः: they two desired/attempted
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईष्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• विरथम्: without a chariot; chariotless
• विरथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• कर्तुम्: to make/do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Tumun (Infinitive)

• अन्योन्यम्: each other/mutually
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, adverbial accusative

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• द्रौणिः: Drauni (son of Drona, i.e., Ashvatthaman)
• द्रौणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महास्त्राणि: great weapons/missiles
• महास्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रादुः: manifestly; forth
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रादुः

• चक्रे: made/produced/manifested
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman)
• mahāstrāṇi (great astras/divine weapons)
• āhava (battlefield)