Shloka 256

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

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

Devanagari script

वाजिनश्न हतान्‌ पश्य निष्कीर्णान्त्राउ्शराहतान्‌ | “देखो, जिनमें सोनेकी छोटी-छोटी घंटियाँ लगी हैं, ऐसे बहुत-से सुन्दर रथ टुकड़े- टुकड़े होकर पड़े हैं। वे बाणोंसे घायल हुए घोड़े मरे पड़े हैं और उनकी आँतें बाहर निकल आयी हैं

Transliteration

vājināś ca hatān paśya niṣkīrṇāntrān śarāhatān |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Behold the horses lying slain—pierced by arrows, their entrails spilled out.” The scene underscores the brutal cost of war, where even noble steeds and splendid war-gear are reduced to ruin, confronting the listener with the ethical weight of violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• हतान्: slain
• हतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• पश्य: see (you)!
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निष्कीर्णान्त्रान्: with entrails spilled out
• निष्कीर्णान्त्रान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्कीर्णान्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally

• उशराहतान्: struck by arrows
• उशराहतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उशराहत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त) used adjectivally

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horses (vājinaḥ)
• arrows (śarāḥ)
• entrails (antrāṇi)