Shloka 20
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
Devanagari script
प्राच्छादयदमेयात्मा पार्थ: शरशतै: कृपम् | स शरैररदित: क्रुद्ध: शितैरग्निशिखोपमै:
Translation
Then Pārtha (Arjuna), of immeasurable spirit, covered Kṛpa with hundreds of arrows. Tormented by those sharp shafts, like tongues of fire, Kṛpa was seized by fierce wrath.
Word by Word
प्राच्छादयत्covered, concealed
प्राच्छादयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-छाद् (छादयति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमेयात्माhe whose self is immeasurable (of unfathomable might)
अमेयात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअमेय-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)
पार्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरशतैःwith hundreds of arrows
शरशतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर-शत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कृपम्Kṛpa
कृपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe (Kṛpa)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरैःby/with arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अरदितःpained, afflicted
अरदितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्द् (PPP: अर्दित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध् (PPP: क्रुद्ध)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शितैःsharp
शितैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अग्निशिखोपमैःlike flames of fire
अग्निशिखोपमैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्नि-शिखा-उपम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
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Meter (Chandas)
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