Shloka 21
Karṇa’s Counsel on Śrī
Fortune) and the Proposed Display before the Exiled Pāṇḍavas (कर्णवचनम् / श्रीप्रदर्शन-प्रस्तावः
Devanagari script
न्यस्तं यत् त्रिपुरघ्नेन सुरारिविनिकृन्तनम् । तद् गृहीत्वा धनु: श्रेष्ठ ननाद बलवांस्तदा,त्रिपुरनाशक भगवान् शिवने देवशत्रुओंका विनाश करनेवाले जिस विशाल तथा रोमाज्चकारी श्रेष्ठ धनुषको रख छोड़ा था उसे बलवान् स्कन्दने उठा लिया और बड़े जोरसे गर्जना की
Translation
Mārkaṇḍeya said: That finest bow, which Tripuraghna—the slayer of Tripura and cutter-down of the gods’ foes—had laid aside, the mighty Skanda seized; and at that moment he made it resound with a ringing roar.
Word by Word
न्यस्तम्placed, laid down
न्यस्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootन्यस् (धातु) / न्यस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यत्which
यत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्रिपुरघ्नेनby the slayer of Tripura (Śiva)
त्रिपुरघ्नेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिपुरघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सुरारिविनिकृन्तनम्the cutter-down of the enemies of the gods
सुरारिविनिकृन्तनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुरारिविनिकृन्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
गृहीत्वाhaving taken
गृहीत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा)
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
श्रेष्ठम्excellent, best
श्रेष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
ननादroared, resounded
ननाद:
TypeVerb
Rootनद् (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular
बलवान्strong, mighty
बलवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes