Shloka 46

Devanagari script

राधेयचापनिर्मुक्ता: शरै: काउ्चनभूषणै:

Transliteration

rādheyacāpanirmuktāḥ śaraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Arrows, released from Rādheya’s bow and adorned with gleaming gold, sped forth—signaling the fierce, deliberate force of Karṇa’s assault amid the moral darkness of war, where skill and resolve are displayed even as destruction mounts.

Word by Word

• राधेय: of Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेय: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चाप: from the bow
• चाप: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• निर्मुक्ताः: released, discharged
• निर्मुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• काञ्चन: golden
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूषणैः: with ornaments/adornments
• भूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karṇa)
• bow
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the disciplined, intentional nature of martial action—skill and resolve can be aesthetically described (gold-adorned arrows), yet the ethical tension remains: excellence in war does not erase the suffering war causes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa (Rādheya) is shooting arrows from his bow; the arrows are described as ornamented with gold, emphasizing their brilliance and the intensity of his attack.