Shloka 18

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्छिरो द्रोणं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम्‌ | आजप्ने भरतगश्रेष्ठ: सर्वमर्मसु भारत,भरतनन्दन! तदनन्तर भरतभूषण युधिष्ठिरने झुकी हुई गाँठवाले नब्बे बाणोंसे द्रोणाचार्यके सम्पूर्ण मर्मस्थानोंमें आधात किया

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro droṇaṃ navatyā nataparvaṇām | ājaghne bharataśreṣṭhaḥ sarvamarmasu bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Yudhiṣṭhira, the best of the Bharatas, struck Droṇācārya with ninety arrows whose joints were bent, hitting him in all his vital points. The scene underscores the grim ethic of battle: even the most revered teacher becomes a lawful target once he stands as an armed commander on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Droṇa
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नवत्या: with ninety
• नवत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नतपर्वणाम्: of (arrows) having bent joints/knots
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आजघ्ने: struck, smote
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भरतश्रेष्ठः: best of the Bharatas
• भरतश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वमर्मसु: in all vital spots
• सर्वमर्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वमर्म
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Bharata (lineage/address)
• arrows (śara)