Shloka 46

Nara-Nārāyaṇa Precedent and Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna; Karṇa’s Reply

Devanagari script

न हास्य त्रिषु लोकेषु सदृशो$स्ति धनुर्धर:,“तीनों लोकोंमें अर्जुनके समान कोई धनुर्थर नहीं है

Transliteration

na hāsya triṣu lokeṣu sadṛśo 'sti dhanurdharaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “In the three worlds there is no archer equal to him.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• अस्य: of him/of this (person)
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• त्रिषु: in three
• त्रिषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective (numeral)
• Root: त्रि
• Form: all, locative, plural

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• सदृशः: equal/similar (one)
• सदृशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अस्ति: is/exists
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: present, third, singular

• धनुर्धरः: bow-bearer/archer
• धनुर्धरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुर्धर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna (implied by context)
• three worlds (trailokya)