Shloka 766

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

हार्दिक्यं दशभिर्बाणै: प्रत्यविध्यत्‌ स्तनान्तरे । उस श्रेष्ठ धनुषको लेकर सम्पूर्ण धनुर्धरोंमें अग्रगण्य सात्यकिने कृतवर्माकी छातीमें दस बाणोंद्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

hārdikyaṁ daśabhir bāṇaiḥ pratyavidhyat stanāntare |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Sātyaki, foremost among all archers, took up his excellent bow and struck Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā) in the region of the chest with ten arrows, inflicting a deep wound.

Word by Word

• हार्दिक्यम्: Hardikya (Kritavarman)
• हार्दिक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य (कृतवर्मन्-सम्बन्धी नाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रति: back/against; in return
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• अविध्यत्: pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्) — ‘to pierce’
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्तनान्तरे: in the space between the breasts (on the chest)
• स्तनान्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन-अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Hārdikya (Kṛtavarmā)
• Sātyaki
• bow (dhanus)
• arrows (bāṇa)