Shloka 503

Adhyāya 113: Karṇa–Bhīma Śaravarṣa and the Battlefield Aftermath (कर्णभीमशरवर्षः)

Devanagari script

कवची स शरी खड्गी धन्वी च वरभूषण: । यह धृष्टद्युम्न, द्रोणाचार्यका नाश करनेके लिये कवच, धनुष, बाण, खड्ग और श्रेष्ठ आभूषणोंके साथ अग्निसे प्रकट हुआ है

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

kavacī sa śarī khaḍgī dhanvī ca varabhūṣaṇaḥ |

yaḥ dhṛṣṭadyumnam, droṇācāryasya nāśaṃ kartum kavaca-dhanuḥ-śara-khaḍga-śreṣṭha-bhūṣaṇaiḥ saha agneḥ prakaṭaḥ abhavat ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “He appeared from the fire, clad in armor, bearing arrows, sword, and bow, adorned with excellent ornaments—manifested for the purpose of bringing about the destruction of Droṇācārya, through Dhṛṣṭadyumna.”

Word by Word

• कवची: armoured, wearing armour
• कवची: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कवचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरी: having arrows (arrow-bearing)
• शरी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• खड्गी: sword-bearing
• खड्गी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खड्गिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धन्वी: bow-bearing
• धन्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वरभूषणः: having excellent ornaments
• वरभूषणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरभूषण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Droṇācārya (Droṇa)
• Agni (fire)
• kavaca (armor)
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• śara (arrows)
• khaḍga (sword)
• bhūṣaṇa (ornaments)