Shloka 29

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

एते भारत मातड्ा: कर्णेनाभिहता: शरै: | आर्तनादान्‌ विकुर्वाणा विद्रवन्ति दिशो दश,“भारत! कर्णके बाणोंसे मारे गये ये मतवाले हाथी आर्तनाद करते हुए दसों दिशाओंमें भाग रहे हैं

Transliteration

ete bhārata mātaṅgāḥ karṇenābhihatāḥ śaraiḥ | ārtanādān vikurvāṇā vidravanti diśo daśa ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: «¡Oh Bhārata! Estos elefantes enloquecidos por el celo, heridos por las flechas de Karṇa, lanzan gritos de dolor y huyen despavoridos hacia las diez direcciones.»

Word by Word

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मातङ्गाः: elephants
• मातङ्गाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्णेन: by Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अभिहताः: struck, smitten
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• आर्तनादान्: cries of distress
• आर्तनादान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्तनाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विकुर्वाणाः: uttering, making
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि- कृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)

• विद्रवन्ति: they run away, flee
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-द्रु
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural, numeral used adjectivally with दिशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• Karṇa
• elephants
• arrows
• ten directions