Shloka 6

कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke

Devanagari script

सुवृत्तानायतान्‌ पुष्टां श्वन्दनागुरुभूषितान्‌,अर्जुनने समरभूमिमें अपने क्षुरोंद्वारा शत्रुओंकी उन भुजाओंको भी काट डाला, जो पाँच मुखवाले सर्पोके समान दिखायी देती थीं, जो गोल, लंबी, पुष्ट तथा अगुरु एवं चन्दनसे चर्चित थीं और जिनमें आयुध एवं दस्ताने भी मौजूद थे

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: En el campo de batalla, Arjuna también cercenó con sus afiladas flechas los brazos de los enemigos: brazos redondos, largos y robustos, ungidos con aguru y sándalo, provistos de armas y guanteletes, que parecían serpientes de cinco cabezas.

Word by Word

• su-vṛttān: well-rounded
• su-vṛttān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + vṛtta
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• āyatān: long/extended
• āyatān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• puṣṭān: strong, well-built
• puṣṭān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣṭa
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• candana-aguru-bhūṣitān: adorned/smeared with sandal and aguru
• candana-aguru-bhūṣitān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candana + aguru + bhūṣita
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• arjunena: by Arjuna
• arjunena: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• samara-bhūmau: on the battlefield
• samara-bhūmau: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara-bhūmi
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• svaiḥ: with his own
• svaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• kṣuraiḥ: razor(-sharp weapons)/blades
• kṣuraiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣura
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• śatrūṇām: of the enemies
• śatrūṇām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• bhujāḥ: arms
• bhujāḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhujā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• api: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• acchinat: cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• pañca-mukhavat: as if having five mouths
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + mukha + vat
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• sarpa-sadṛśāḥ: resembling serpents
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarpa + sadṛśa
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• dṛśyante: were seen/appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

• yāḥ: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• āyudha-dhāriṇyaḥ: bearing weapons
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyudha + dhārin
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• hasta-trāṇa-yuktāḥ: provided with hand-guards/gloves
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hasta-trāṇa + yukta
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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