Shloka 14

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

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

Devanagari script

सुवर्णविकृतान्‌ प्रासाउशक्ती: कनकभूषणा: । जाम्बूनदमयै: पट्टैर्बद्धाश्व विपुला गदा:,“देखो, ये सुवर्णमय प्रास, स्वर्णभूषित शक्तियाँ तथा सोनेके बने हुए पत्रोंसे मढ़ी हुई विशाल गदाएँ पड़ी हैं

Transliteration

suvarṇavikṛtān prāsān śaktīḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ | jāmbūnadamayaiḥ paṭṭair baddhāś ca vipulā gadāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Behold—here lie spears fashioned and worked in gold, javelins adorned with golden ornaments, and massive maces bound and plated with bands of pure Jāmbūnada gold.”

Word by Word

• सुवर्णविकृतान्: fashioned/ornamented with gold
• सुवर्णविकृतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण-विकृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रासान्: spears
• प्रासान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उशक्तीः: javelins/lances (śaktis)
• उशक्तीः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• कनकभूषणाः: gold-adorned
• कनकभूषणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनक-भूषण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• जाम्बूनदमयैः: made of Jāmbūnada-gold
• जाम्बूनदमयैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाम्बूनद-मय
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• पट्टैः: bands/straps/plates
• पट्टैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बद्धाः: bound/fastened
• बद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• विपुलाः: large/massive
• विपुलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपुल
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• गदाः: maces/clubs
• गदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• prāsa (spears)
• śakti (javelins/darts)
• gadā (maces)
• suvarṇa/kanaka/jāmbūnada (gold)