Shloka 6

कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्

Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words

Devanagari script

षष्ठेन तु ध्वजं राज्ञ: सप्तमेन तु कार्मुकम्‌ । अष्टमेन तथा खड्गं पातयामास भूतले,फिर छठे बाणसे राजा दुर्योधनके ध्वजको, सातवेंसे उसके धनुषको और आठवेंसे उसकी तलवारको भी पृथ्वीपर गिरा दिया

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭhena tu dhvajaṃ rājñaḥ saptamena tu kārmukam | aṣṭamena tathā khaḍgaṃ pātayāmāsa bhūtale ||

Translation

છઠ્ઠા બાણથી તેણે રાજાનો ધ્વજ પાડી દીધો, સાતમા બાણથી તેનું ધનુષ, અને આઠમા બાણથી તેની તલવાર પણ ધરતી પર પાડી દીધી।

Word by Word

• षष्ठेन: with the sixth (arrow)
• षष्ठेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ठ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/and then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सप्तमेन: with the seventh (arrow)
• सप्तमेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: and then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कार्मुकम्: bow
• कार्मुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अष्टमेन: with the eighth (arrow)
• अष्टमेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पातयामास: caused to fall / felled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic perfect), 3rd, Singular

• भूतले: on the ground
• भूतले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the king (Duryodhana, per context)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• kārmuka (bow)
• khaḍga (sword)
• bhūtala (earth/ground)