Shloka 15

Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ

Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements

Devanagari script

तमेक॑ सत्यकर्माणमासाद्य हृदिकात्मज: । अविध्यन्निशितैर्बाणिश्षतुर्भिश्चतुरो हयान्‌,कृतवर्माने अद्वितीय वीर सत्यपराक्रमी सात्यकिके पास पहुँचकर चार पैने बाणोंसे उनके चारों घोड़ोंको घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

tam ekaṃ satyakarmāṇam āsādya hṛdikātmajaḥ | avidhyann niśitair bāṇaiś caturbhiś caturō hayān ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Closing in upon Sātyaki—renowned for truthful deeds—Kṛtavarmā, the son of Hṛdīka, struck with four sharp arrows and wounded his four horses.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one, unique
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सत्यकर्माणम्: whose deeds are true / true in action
• सत्यकर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having approached / reaching
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• हृदिकात्मजः: the son of Hṛdika (Kṛtavarman)
• हृदिकात्मजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदिक-आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अविध्यत्: pierced, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki
• Kṛtavarmā
• Hṛdīka
• arrows (bāṇa)
• horses (haya)