Shloka 19

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

स सात्यके: प्रचिच्छेद क्षुरप्रेण महद्‌ धनु:

Transliteration

sa sātyakeḥ praciccheda kṣurapreṇa mahad dhanuḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: With a razor-edged arrow, he cut down Sātyaki’s great bow.

Word by Word

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

• सात्यकेः: of Sātyaki
• सात्यकेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रचिच्छेद: cut off / severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्षुरप्रेण: with a razor(-edged) arrow
• क्षुरप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• razor-edged arrow (kṣurapra)