Shloka 29

Devanagari script

स सायक: कर्णभुजप्रमुक्त: शक्राशनिप्रख्यरुचि: शिताग्र:

Transliteration

sa sāyakaḥ karṇabhujapramuktaḥ śakrāśaniprakhyaruciḥ śitāgraḥ

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: La flecha, soltada del brazo de Karṇa, relampagueó con un fulgor semejante al rayo de Indra; su punta era aguda, cortante como navaja.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (one)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सायकः: arrow
• सायकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्ण-भुज-प्रमुक्तः: released from Karna's arm
• कर्ण-भुज-प्रमुक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रमुक्त (प्र + मुच्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शक्र-अशनि-प्रख्य-रुचिः: having a splendor like Indra's thunderbolt
• शक्र-अशनि-प्रख्य-रुचिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शित-अग्रः: sharp-pointed
• शित-अग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Śakra (Indra)
• arrow (sāyaka)
• thunderbolt (aśani)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how extraordinary skill and dazzling power in war can be morally ambivalent: it showcases valor and mastery, yet it also serves destruction, reminding readers to weigh prowess against its ethical and human cost.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates a battlefield moment: Karṇa releases an arrow whose brilliance is likened to Indra’s thunderbolt, emphasizing its speed, radiance, and lethal sharpness as it flies toward its target.