Shloka 46

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

दन्तवेष्टेषु नेत्रेषु कुम्भेषु च कटेषु च । मर्मस्वपि च मर्मज्ञस्तान्‌ू नागानवधीद्‌ बली,मर्मस्थलोंको जाननेवाले बलवान्‌ भीमसेनने उन गजराजोंके मर्मस्थानों, ओठों, नेत्रों, कुम्भस्थलों और कपोलोंपर भी गदासे चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

dantaveṣṭeṣu netreṣu kumbheṣu ca kaṭeṣu ca | marmsv api ca marmajñas tān nāgān avadhīd balī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “The mighty Bhīmasena, skilled in discerning vital points, struck down those lordly elephants by landing blows with his mace upon their vulnerable spots—at the lips and eyes, upon the temples (kumbha-sthāna), and on the cheeks.”

Word by Word

दन्तवेष्टेषुon the lip/teeth-enclosing parts (lips)

नेत्रेषुin/on the eyes

कुम्भेषुon the temples (elephant’s frontal globes)

चand

कटेषुon the cheeks (kapolas)

चand

मर्मसुin/on the vital spots

अपिalso/even

चand

मर्मज्ञःknower of vital spots

तान्those

नागान्elephants

अवधीत्slew/killed

बलीstrong/mighty

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

war-elephants (nāgāḥ)

mace (gadā, implied by context)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes