Shloka 6

कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke

Devanagari script

सुवृत्तानायतान्‌ पुष्टां श्वन्दनागुरुभूषितान्‌

Translation

Sañjaya said: On the battlefield, Arjuna also severed with his keen shafts the enemies’ arms—round, long, and powerful, anointed with aguru and sandalwood, bearing weapons and gauntlets—arms that looked like five-headed serpents.

Word by Word

• su-vṛttān: well-rounded
• su-vṛttān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + vṛtta
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• āyatān: long/extended
• āyatān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• puṣṭān: strong, well-built
• puṣṭān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣṭa
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• candana-aguru-bhūṣitān: adorned/smeared with sandal and aguru
• candana-aguru-bhūṣitān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candana + aguru + bhūṣita
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• arjunena: by Arjuna
• arjunena: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• samara-bhūmau: on the battlefield
• samara-bhūmau: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara-bhūmi
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• svaiḥ: with his own
• svaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• kṣuraiḥ: razor(-sharp weapons)/blades
• kṣuraiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣura
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• śatrūṇām: of the enemies
• śatrūṇām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• bhujāḥ: arms
• bhujāḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhujā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• api: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• acchinat: cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• pañca-mukhavat: as if having five mouths
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + mukha + vat
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• sarpa-sadṛśāḥ: resembling serpents
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarpa + sadṛśa
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• dṛśyante: were seen/appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

• yāḥ: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• āyudha-dhāriṇyaḥ: bearing weapons
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyudha + dhārin
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• hasta-trāṇa-yuktāḥ: provided with hand-guards/gloves
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hasta-trāṇa + yukta
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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