Shloka 31

भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्

Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement

Devanagari script

सौमदत्तिं त्रिभिविंद्ध्वा शल्यं च दशभि: शरै:

Transliteration

saumadattiṁ tribhir viddhvā śalyaṁ ca daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having pierced Saumadatti with three arrows, he also struck Śalya with ten shafts—an act that intensifies the battle’s relentless momentum, where prowess and resolve are measured through disciplined, targeted force amid the larger contest of duty and allegiance.

Word by Word

• सौमदत्तिम्: Somadatta's son (Bhūriśravas), as object
• सौमदत्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमदत्ति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विविंद्ध्वा: having pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage)

• शल्यं: Śalya
• शल्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• सौमदत्ति (Saumadatti/Bhūriśravas)
• शल्य (Śalya)
• शर (arrows)