Shloka 17

Devanagari script

वरायुधान्‌ पाणिगतै: शरै:ः सह क्षुरैन्यकृन्तत्‌ प्रपतन्‌ शिरांसि च

Transliteration

varāyudhān pāṇigataiḥ śaraiḥ saha kṣuraiḥ nyakṛntat prapatan śirāṃsi ca

Translation

Sañjaya said: With arrows shot from his own hand—together with razor-edged shafts—he cut down the heads of warriors bearing excellent weapons, so that they fell to the ground.

Word by Word

• वरायुधान्: those with excellent weapons / well-armed (men)
• वरायुधान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरायुध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पाणिगतैः: held in the hand
• पाणिगतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाणिगत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• क्षुरैः: with razors/razor-edged (weapons)
• क्षुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न्यकृन्तत्: cut off / severed
• न्यकृन्तत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत् (कृन्तति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• प्रपतन्: falling (down)
• प्रपतन्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शिरांसि: heads
• शिरांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)
• razor-edged shafts (kṣura)
• heads (śiras)