Shloka 68

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

स चर्मादत्त कौन्तेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्‌

Transliteration

sa carmādatta kaunteyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Le fils de Kuntī prit alors un bouclier de cuir, finement orné et rehaussé d’or—image de la préparation guerrière et d’une résolution disciplinée au cœur de l’éthique rude du devoir sur le champ de bataille.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चर्म: leather, hide (shield/covering)
• चर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदत्त: took, seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौन्तेयः: the son of Kuntī (Kunti’s son)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्: adorned/embellished with gold
• जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातरूप-परिष्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• कौन्तेय (Kaunteya—son of Kuntī)
• चर्म (leather shield)
• जातरूप (gold)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya discipline: even amid moral strain and violence, the warrior’s duty is carried out with preparedness, self-control, and adherence to the role demanded by dharma in wartime.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Kaunteya (a Pāṇḍava) takes up a leather shield decorated with gold, signaling immediate readiness for combat in the ongoing battle sequence of Droṇa Parva.