Shloka 71

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

छादयामास च तदा सायकैरर्जुनो रणे । पश्यतां सर्वयोधानां दर्शयन्‌ पाणिलाघवम्‌,तत्पश्चात्‌ अर्जुनने रणभूमिमें दर्शक बने हुए समस्त योद्धाओंको अपने हाथोंकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए उस समय कर्णको भी आच्छादित कर दिया

Transliteration

chādayāmāsa ca tadā sāyakair arjuno raṇe | paśyatāṃ sarvayodhānāṃ darśayan pāṇilāghavam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, in the midst of battle, Arjuna covered the field with his arrows—before the very eyes of all the warriors—displaying the swift mastery of his hands. By that same feat he also overwhelmed Karṇa, making clear that disciplined skill and resolve can dominate even the most formidable opponent in war.

Word by Word

• छादयामास: covered, concealed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपदम्

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

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• पश्यताम्: of those watching
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्यत्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine/neuter (contextual), genitive, plural

• सर्वयोधानाम्: of all warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वयोध
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• दर्शयन्: showing
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• पाणिलाघवम्: quickness of hand, dexterity
• पाणिलाघवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणिलाघव
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Karṇa
• arrows (sāyaka)
• battlefield (raṇa)