Shloka 24

अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa

Devanagari script

शक्रतुल्यबलो युद्धे यमतुल्य: पराक्रमे । रामतुल्यस्तथास्त्रेण स कथं वै निषूदित:,जो युद्धमें इन्द्रके समान बलवान, यमराजके समान पराक्रमी और परशुरामजीके समान अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका ज्ञाता था, वह कर्ण कैसे मारा गया

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

śakra-tulya-balo yuddhe yama-tulyaḥ parākrame |

rāma-tulyas tathāstreṇa sa kathaṃ vai niṣūditaḥ ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “In battle he had strength equal to Indra, in prowess equal to Yama, and in mastery of weapons equal to Rāma (Paraśurāma). How, then, was Karṇa brought down and slain?”

Word by Word

• शक्र-तुल्य-बलः: having strength equal to Indra
• शक्र-तुल्य-बलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्र + तुल्य + बल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• यम-तुल्यः: equal to Yama
• यम-तुल्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यम + तुल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पराक्रमे: in valor
• पराक्रमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राम-तुल्यः: equal to Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• राम-तुल्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम + तुल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अस्त्रेण: by/with weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• निषूदितः: slain
• निषूदितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सूद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śakra (Indra)
• Yama
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Karṇa