Shloka 3

अर्जुनकर्णसंनिपातवर्णनम् / The Convergence of Arjuna and Karṇa

Devanagari script

अग्रगं धार्तराष्ट्राणां सर्वेषां शर्म वर्म च । रक्षितं वृषसेनेन सुषेणेन च धन्विना,कर्ण युद्धमें विषधर सर्पके समान भयंकर, सम्पूर्ण शस्त्र-विद्याओंमें निपुण तथा कौरवोंका अगुआ था। वह शत्रुपक्षमें सबका कल्याण-साधक और कवच बना हुआ था। वृषसेन और सुषेण-जैसे धनुर्धर उसकी रक्षा करते थे

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

agragaṁ dhārtarāṣṭrāṇāṁ sarveṣāṁ śarma varma ca |

rakṣitaṁ vṛṣaseṇena suṣeṇena ca dhanvinā ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “Karna was the foremost leader among all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—at once their refuge and their armor. He was guarded by the bowmen Vṛṣasena and Suṣeṇa.”

Word by Word

• अग्रगम्: leader, foremost one
• अग्रगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्रग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्: of the Dhārtarāṣṭras (Kauravas)
• धार्तराष्ट्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• शर्म: welfare, comfort, protection
• शर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्म: armor, protective covering
• वर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• रक्षितम्: protected, guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृषसेनेन: by Vṛṣasena
• वृषसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषसेन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुषेणेन: by Suṣeṇa
• सुषेणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषेण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• धन्विना: by the archer
• धन्विना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons (Kauravas/Dhārtarāṣṭras)
• Karna
• Vṛṣasena
• Suṣeṇa