Shloka 13

Karṇa’s Camp-Council Discourse: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament, Sañjaya’s Counsel, and Karṇa’s Request for Śalya

Book 8, Chapter 22

Devanagari script

तान्‌ शरान्‌ समरे राजन्‌ वेगेनापततो बहून्‌ । एकैकं पजञ्चभिर्बाणै: सहदेवो नन्‍्यकृन्तत,राजन! सहदेवने रणभूमिमें वेगसे आते हुए उन बहुसंख्यक बाणोंमेंसे प्रत्येकको पाँच- पाँच बाण मारकर काट गिराया

Transliteration

tān śarān samare rājan vegenāpatato bahūn | ekaikaṃ pañcabhir bāṇaiḥ sahadevo nyakṛntata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, in that battle Sahadeva swiftly intercepted the many arrows that were rushing in with force, and he cut down each one by striking it with five arrows. The scene underscores disciplined martial skill used in the service of one’s side in war, where alertness and measured force protect comrades amid chaos.

Word by Word

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आपततः: falling/coming upon (towards)
• आपततः: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एकैकम्: each one (individually)
• एकैकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकैक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न्यकृन्तत्: cut down / severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत् (कृन्त्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rājan (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• Sahadeva
• arrows (śara/bāṇa)
• battlefield (samara)