Shloka 41

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७

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

Devanagari script

तथापरान्‌ नरश्रेष्ठ संदष्टौष्पुटान्‌ पुन: । भ्रुकुटीकुटिलै र्वक्त्रै: प्रेक्षमाणान्‌ समन्‍्ततः,“नरश्रेष्ठ) उन दूसरे योद्धाओंको देखो, जो दाँतोंसे ओठ चबाते हुए टेढ़ी भौंहोंसे युक्त मुखोंद्वारा चारों ओर दृष्टिपात कर रहे हैं!

Transliteration

tathāparān naraśreṣṭha saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapūṭān punaḥ | bhru-kuṭī-kuṭilaiḥ vaktraiḥ prekṣamāṇān samantataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O best of men, look also at those other warriors—again and again biting their lips with clenched teeth—casting glances in every direction, their faces tightened by furrowed, crooked brows. Their outward agitation reveals the inner strain of battle, where fear, anger, and resolve contend within the mind.”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अपरान्: other (ones)
• अपरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• नरश्रेष्ठ: O best of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• संदष्ट: biting/gnashing
• संदष्ट: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + दंश्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ओष्ठ-पुटान्: their lips (lip-folds)
• ओष्ठ-पुटान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ओष्ठपुट
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुनः: again/further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• भ्रुकुटी-कुटिलैः: with (faces) made crooked by frowning
• भ्रुकुटी-कुटिलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रुकुटीकुटिल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वक्त्रैः: with faces/mouths
• वक्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रेक्षमाणान्: looking (at)
• प्रेक्षमाणान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + ईक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• other warriors