Shloka 29

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

शक्ति जग्राह समरे गिरीणामपि दारिणीम्‌ । स्वर्णदण्डां महाघोरामष्टघण्टां भयावहाम्‌

Transliteration

śaktiṁ jagrāha samare girīṇām api dāriṇīm | svarṇadaṇḍāṁ mahāghorām aṣṭaghaṇṭāṁ bhayāvahām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the midst of battle, he seized a śakti-weapon—so formidable that it could cleave even mountains—its shaft of gold, exceedingly dreadful, fitted with eight bells, and terrifying to behold. The verse underscores how the war’s violence escalates through the deployment of extraordinary weapons, heightening fear and foreboding on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• शक्तिम्: a spear/javelin (śakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्राह: seized/took up
• जग्राह: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गिरीणाम्: of mountains
• गिरीणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दारिणीम्: splitting/cleaving (one)
• दारिणीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारिणी (from √दॄ/√दर् 'to split')
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वर्णदण्डाम्: having a golden staff/shaft
• स्वर्णदण्डाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्णदण्डा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• महाघोराम्: very terrible
• महाघोराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाघोरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अष्टघण्टाम्: having eight bells
• अष्टघण्टाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टघण्टा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भयावहाम्: bringing fear/terrifying
• भयावहाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भयावहा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• śakti (weapon)
• mountains (giri)