Shloka 7
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
Devanagari script
ते ललाटं विनिर्भिद्य सूतपुत्रस्य भारत | विविशुश्वोदितास्तेन वल्मीकमिव पन्नगा:,भारत! उनके चलाये हुए वे नाराच सूतपुत्रका ललाट छेद करके बाँबीमें सर्पोंके समान उसके भीतर घुस गये
Transliteration
te lalāṭaṃ vinirbhidya sūtaputrasya bhārata | viviśuś coditās tena valmīkam iva pannagāḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: O Bhārata, the arrows he had loosed pierced the brow of the Sūta’s son and entered into him, like serpents slipping into an anthill. The image underscores the relentless, inescapable force of battle—where skill and fury turn the body into a battlefield, and violence advances with a grim inevitability.
Word by Word
तेthey / those (arrows)
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ललाटम्forehead
ललाटम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootललाट
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विनिर्भिद्यhaving pierced
विनिर्भिद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), वि + निर्, Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)
सूतपुत्रस्यof the charioteer’s son (Karna)
सूतपुत्रस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसूतपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विविशुःentered
विविशुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविश्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
उदिताःshot / discharged
उदिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउदित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
तेनby him / by that (archer)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
वल्मीकम्ant-hill
वल्मीकम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवल्मीक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
पन्नगाःserpents
पन्नगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपन्नग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)S
Sūtaputra (Karna)N
narācāḥ (arrows)L
lalāṭa (forehead)V
valmīka (anthill)P
pannagāḥ (serpents)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes