Shloka 12

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts

Devanagari script

जातरूपमयै: पुडखी: शरांश्वानतपर्वण: । तैलथौतांश्व नाराचान्‌ निर्मुक्तान्‌ पन्नगानिव,'सुवर्णमय पंखोंसे युक्त झुकी हुई गाँठवाले बाण तथा तेलमें धोये हुए नाराच केंचुल छोड़कर निकले हुए सर्पोके समान दिखायी दे रहे हैं

Transliteration

jātarūpamayaiḥ puṅkhaiḥ śarān śvānata-parvaṇaḥ | tailadhautāṃś ca nārācān nirmuktān pannagān iva ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Arrows fitted with golden-hued feathers, their joints bent and well-knit, and heavy nārāca shafts—polished as though washed in oil—when released, appeared like serpents casting off their slough.”

Word by Word

• जातरूपमयैः: made of gold
• जातरूपमयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातरूपमय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुङ्खैः: with feathers/shafts (fletchings)
• पुङ्खैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अनतपर्वणः: having bent joints/knots (at the nodes)
• अनतपर्वणः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तैलथौतान्: washed/cleansed with oil
• तैलथौतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैलथौत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नाराचान्: iron arrows (nārācas)
• नाराचान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निर्मुक्तान्: released/shot
• निर्मुक्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पन्नगान्: serpents
• पन्नगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पन्नग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)
• nārāca missiles
• serpents (pannaga)