Shloka 21

Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu

Arjuna

Devanagari script

सुफलल्रित्रकोशश्व हेमत्सरुरनुत्तम: । निस्त्रिंश: कौरवस्यैष धर्मराजस्य धीमत:

Transliteration

suphalaḥ citrakośaś ca hema-tsarur anuttamaḥ | nistriṁśaḥ kauravasyaiṣa dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ||

Translation

Uttara berkata: “Inilah pedang nistrimśa yang elok, bersarung indah, tiada banding, dengan gagang emas—milik Dharmaraja yang bijaksana dari wangsa Kuru.”

Word by Word

• सुफलल्रित्रकोशश्वः: one whose horse has good fruit/benefit, is charming, and has three sheaths (i.e., a richly equipped horse)
• सुफलल्रित्रकोशश्वः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुफल + ललित + त्रिकोश + अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हेमत्सरुः: having a golden hilt/handle
• हेमत्सरुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + त्सरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुत्तमः: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निस्त्रिंशः: a sword
• निस्त्रिंशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निस्त्रिंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कौरवस्य: of the Kaurava
• कौरवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धीमतः: of the wise one
• धीमतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

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Characters & Entities

• Uttara
• Nistriṁśa (sword)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Kaurava/Kuru lineage