Shloka 41
कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory
Devanagari script
तौ सायकौ महाराज द्योतमानौ चमूमुखे । आजलश्नतुः समासाद्य वज़वेगौ दुरासदौ
Transliteration
tau sāyakau mahārāja dyotamānau camūmukhe | ājaghnatuḥ samāsādya vajravegau durāsadau ||
Translation
राजेन्द्र! वे दोनों बाण सेना के अग्रभाग में द्योतित हो उठे। वज्र के समान वेगवान और दुर्धर्ष वे लक्ष्य तक पहुँचकर भिड़े और युद्ध की भीड़ में उन्हें घायल कर गए।
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
सायकौtwo arrows
सायकौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
द्योतमानौshining, radiant
द्योतमानौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्योतमान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
चमूमुखेat the front/mouth of the army
चमूमुखे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootचमूमुख
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अजलश्नतुःthey struck / they wounded
अजलश्नतुः:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootलश्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
समासाद्यhaving approached, having reached
समासाद्य:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-सद्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Active
वज्रवेगौhaving thunderbolt-like speed
वज्रवेगौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्रवेग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
दुरासदौhard to withstand/assail; formidable
दुरासदौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुरासद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')T
two arrows (sāyakau)A
army front/battle-line (camūmukha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes