Shloka 26

कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

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

Devanagari script

बाणाभिघातात्‌ संजज्ञे तत्र भारत पावक:

Transliteration

bāṇābhighātāt sañjajñe tatra bhārata pāvakaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, there, from the impact of the arrows, a blazing fire sprang up. In the moral atmosphere of war, even weapons meant for victory become causes of wider destruction, showing how violence can spill beyond its intended target and consume the innocent along with the guilty.

Word by Word

• बाणाभिघातात्: from the удар/impact of arrows
• बाणाभिघातात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणाभिघात
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• संजज्ञे: arose / was produced
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पावकः: fire (Agni)
• पावकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• bāṇa (arrows)
• pāvaka (fire/Agni)