Shloka 366

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

Devanagari script

एको दीर्घ इवात्यर्थमाकाशे संस्थित: शर: । सूतपुत्रके धनुषसे गिरते हुए बाण ऐसी शोभा पा रहे थे, मानो एक ही अत्यन्त विशाल- सा बाण आकाशमें खड़ा हो

Transliteration

eko dīrgha ivātyartham ākāśe saṃsthitaḥ śaraḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: A single arrow seemed to stand fixed in the sky—so long and so striking did it appear. In the thick of battle, the shafts released from the bow of the charioteer’s son (Karna) fell with such splendor and force that they looked as though one immense arrow had been set upright in the heavens, signaling the terrifying mastery of his archery and the escalating intensity of the war.

Word by Word

• एकः: one, single
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दीर्घः: long
• दीर्घः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively, very much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थ

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संस्थितः: standing, stationed, placed
• संस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, active sense (standing/being placed)

• शरः: arrow
• शरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Karna (Sūtaputra)
• arrow (śara/bāṇa)
• sky (ākāśa)
• bow (dhanuṣ)