Shloka 236

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

धनुरेकेन चिच्छेद हसन्‌ राजन्‌ महारथ: । राजन्‌! तब महारथी कृतवर्माने अत्यन्त कुपित हो साठ बाणोंसे शिखण्डीको घायल करके एकसे हँसते-हँसते उसका धनुष काट डाला

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | dhanur ekena ciccheda hasan rājan mahārathaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ô roi, le grand guerrier de char Kṛtavarmā, saisi d’une colère extrême, blessa Śikhaṇḍī de soixante flèches ; puis, souriant, il trancha l’arc de son adversaire d’une seule flèche.»

Word by Word

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकेन: with one (arrow/weapon)
• एकेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut (he) cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हसन्: laughing
• हसन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस्
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Mahāratha (unnamed warrior)
• Bow (dhanus)