Shloka 68

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

Devanagari script

स चर्मादत्त कौन्तेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्‌

Transliteration

sa carmādatta kaunteyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam

Translation

Sañjaya said: The son of Kuntī then took up a leather shield, finely adorned and embellished with gold—an image of martial readiness and disciplined resolve amid the brutal ethics of battlefield duty.

Word by Word

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

• चर्म: leather, hide (shield/covering)
• चर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदत्त: took, seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौन्तेयः: the son of Kuntī (Kunti’s son)
• कौन्तेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्: adorned/embellished with gold
• जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातरूप-परिष्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• कौन्तेय (Kaunteya—son of Kuntī)
• चर्म (leather shield)
• जातरूप (gold)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya discipline: even amid moral strain and violence, the warrior’s duty is carried out with preparedness, self-control, and adherence to the role demanded by dharma in wartime.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Kaunteya (a Pāṇḍava) takes up a leather shield decorated with gold, signaling immediate readiness for combat in the ongoing battle sequence of Droṇa Parva.