Shloka 7

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 54 — Missile-Exchange and Tactical Redirection

Arjuna, Aśvatthāman, Karṇa

Devanagari script

त॑ चित्रसेनो विशिखेर्विपाठै: संग्रामजिच्छत्रुसहो जयश्न । प्रत्युद्ययुर्भारतमापतलन्तं महारथा: कर्णमभीप्समाना:,इतनेमें ही चित्रसेन, संग्रामजित, शत्रुसह तथा जय आदि महारथी विपाठ नामक बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए कर्णकी रक्षा करनेके उद्देश्यसे वहाँ आक्रमण करनेवाले अर्जुनके सामने आ डटे

Transliteration

tatra citraseno viśikha-vipāṭhaiḥ saṅgrāmajic chatrusahaḥ jayaś ca | pratyudyayur bhāratam āpatantaṃ mahārathāḥ karṇam abhīpsamānāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Just then Citrāsena, Saṅgrāmajit, Śatrusaha, Jaya, and other great chariot-warriors, showering Arjuna with volleys of sharp arrows, advanced to confront the onrushing son of Bharata. Their purpose was to shield Karṇa.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चित्रसेनः: Chitrasena
• चित्रसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशिखैः: with arrows
• विशिखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विपाठैः: with (the) Vipāṭha (named) arrows
• विपाठैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाठ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संग्रामजित्: Saṅgrāmajit (battle-conqueror; name)
• संग्रामजित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रामजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रुसहः: Śatrusaha (enemy-enduring; name)
• शत्रुसहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुसह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयश्नः: Jayaśna (name)
• जयश्नः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयश्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युद्ययुः: advanced against / went forth to meet
• प्रत्युद्ययुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उद्-या
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भारत: the Bhārata (Arjuna, descendant of Bharata)
• भारत: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतलन्तम्: rushing/charging (towards them)
• आपतलन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: आ-√पत् (पत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Present active (śatṛ)

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभीप्समानाः: desiring / wishing (to obtain/protect)
• अभीप्समानाः: Karta
• Type: Participle
• Root: अभि-√आप् (आप्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Present middle (śānac)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Citrāsena
• Saṅgrāmajit
• Śatrusaha
• Jaya
• Arjuna (Bhārata)
• Karṇa
• Vipāṭa arrows