Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततो द्रुतं चैकशरेण पार्थ शितेन विद्ध्वा युधि कर्णपुत्र:

Transliteration

tato drutaṃ caikaśareṇa pārtha śitena viddhvā yudhi karṇaputraḥ

Translation

संजय बोले—तब कर्णपुत्र ने युद्धभूमि में शीघ्र ही एक तीक्ष्ण बाण से पार्थ अर्जुन को बेध दिया।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (द्रु-धातोः क्त)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय

• एकशरेण: with a single arrow
• एकशरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकशर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शितेन: with a sharp (one)
• शितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्) धातु
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive), कर्तरि

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• कर्णपुत्रः: Karna's son
• कर्णपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णपुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Karṇaputra (Vṛṣasena)
• arrow (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the kṣatriya arena where skill and decisiveness operate within dharma: even a single well-aimed act can shift the battle’s momentum, reminding readers that power must be exercised with awareness of duty and consequence in a righteous war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa’s son (Vṛṣasena) quickly hits Arjuna (Pārtha) in combat with one sharp arrow, marking an escalation in their exchange of missiles during the Kurukṣetra battle.