Shloka 10

कर्णपुत्रवधः (The Fall of Vṛṣasena) — Karṇa Parva, Adhyāya 62

Devanagari script

तथैव तौ प्रत्यविध्यत्‌ सूतपुत्र: प्रतापवान्‌ | भल्लाभ्यां शितधाराभ्यां महात्मानावरिंदमौ,इसी प्रकार प्रतापी सूतपुत्रने भी तेज धारवाले दो भल्लोंद्वारा शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले उन दोनों महामनस्वी वीरोंको घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

tathaiva tau pratyavidhyat sūtaputraḥ pratāpavān | bhallābhyāṃ śitadhārābhyāṃ mahātmānāvarindamau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, the valiant son of the charioteer struck back and pierced those two great-souled, foe-subduing warriors with a pair of razor-edged bhalla arrows. The exchange reflects the relentless reciprocity of battle—prowess answering prowess—where martial skill, rather than moral deliberation, drives the immediate course of events.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• प्रत्यविध्यत्: pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सूतपुत्रः: the charioteer’s son (Karna)
• सूतपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valorous
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भल्लाभ्याम्: with two bhalla-arrows
• भल्लाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• शितधाराभ्याम्: with two sharp-edged (ones)
• शितधाराभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शितधारा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• महात्मानौ: the two great-souled (heroes)
• महात्मानौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• अरिंदमौ: the two enemy-subduers
• अरिंदमौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिंदम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna (sūtaputra)
• two unnamed warriors (tau, mahātmānau, arindamau)
• bhalla arrows