Shloka 116

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

ततः कर्ण समुद्दिश्य त्वरमाणो धनंजय:

Transliteration

tataḥ karṇaṃ samuddiśya tvaramāṇo dhanaṃjayaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), hastening with resolve, directed his attention toward Karṇa—turning his purpose toward that formidable opponent amid the press of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्दिश्य: having aimed at; having targeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), 'having aimed/with reference to'

• त्वरमाणः: hastening
• त्वरमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्वर्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)