Shloka 283

कर्णभीमसेनयुद्धम् | Karṇa–Bhīmasena Engagement

Chapter 111

Devanagari script

निष्पिपेष क्षितौ क्षिप्र॑ पूर्णकुम्भमिवाश्मनि । दोनों भुजाओंसे अलम्बुषको ऊपर उठाकर घटोत्कचने बारंबार घुमाया और जैसे जलसे भरे हुए घड़ेको पत्थरपर पटक दिया जाय, उसी प्रकार उसे शीघ्र ही पृथ्वीपर दे मारा

Transliteration

niṣpipeṣa kṣitau kṣipraṁ pūrṇakumbham ivāśmani |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Ghaṭotkaca swiftly crushed Alambuṣa down upon the earth, as one would smash a water-filled jar against a stone. The image underscores the brutal momentum of battle—strength used without restraint, where a warrior’s body becomes as fragile as pottery before overwhelming force.

Word by Word

• निष्पिपेष: crushed/smashed down
• निष्पिपेष: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: पिष् (पेषणे) + निस्- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular

• क्षितौ: on the ground/earth
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: feminine, locative, singular

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: Kriya-visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप्र
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पूर्णकुम्भम्: a full water-pot
• पूर्णकुम्भम्: Upamana (simile-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णकुम्भ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upama-dyotaka
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अश्मनि: on a stone/rock
• अश्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्मन्
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

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Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Alambuṣa
• kṣiti (earth/ground)
• aśman (stone/rock)
• pūrṇakumbha (water-filled jar)