Shloka 82
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
Devanagari script
स शोभमानो वरद: खड्गी बाणी शरासनी
Transliteration
sa śobhamāno varadaḥ khaḍgī bāṇī śarāsanī
Translation
Él, resplandeciente y dispensador de dones, permanecía en pie, provisto de espada, de flechas y de arco.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शोभमानःshining, resplendent
शोभमानः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशुभ्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present participle, Ātmanepada sense)
वरदःboon-giver
वरदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवरद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
खड्गीsword-bearing
खड्गी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootखड्गिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाणीarrow-bearing
बाणी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबाणिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरासनीbow-bearing (having a bow)
शरासनी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशरासनिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पितामह उवाच
Characters & Entities
प
पितामह (Bhīṣma, as speaker-title)ख
खड्ग (sword)ब
बाण (arrows)श
शरासन (bow)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Martial power is portrayed as complete preparedness—sword, arrows, and bow—yet framed by the epithet “varadaḥ” (boon-giver), suggesting that strength ideally serves protection and rightful purpose rather than mere violence.
Bhīṣma (addressed as “Pitāmaha”) describes a figure who appears radiant and fully armed, emphasizing the warrior’s formidable presence and readiness within the unfolding battle context of the Karṇa Parva.