Shloka 5
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९
Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces
Devanagari script
जिधघांसु: पुरुषव्याप्र भ्रातृभि: सहितो बली । आशीविषसमस्पर्श: सर्वयुद्धविशारदै:
Translation
“O lion among men! Mighty Duryodhana, together with his brothers—whose touch is dreadful like that of venomous serpents and who are skilled in every art of war—pursues King Yudhiṣṭhira with the desire to slay him.”
Word by Word
जिघांसुःdesiring to kill
जिघांसुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजिघांसु (हन् धातोः सन्-प्रत्ययान्तः)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुरुषव्याघ्रःtiger among men (hero)
पुरुषव्याघ्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भ्रातृभिःwith (his) brothers
भ्रातृभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहितःaccompanied (together with)
सहितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसहित (√सह)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलीmighty, strong
बली:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आशीविषसमस्पर्शःwhose touch is like that of a venomous serpent
आशीविषसमस्पर्शः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआशीविष-सम-स्पर्श
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वयुद्धविशारदैःby/with those skilled in all kinds of warfare
सर्वयुद्धविशारदैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-युद्ध-विशारद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes