Shloka 606

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

महता शरवर्षेण गजं प्रति गजो यथा । कर्णको कुपित देख सात्यकि बाणोंकी बड़ी भारी वर्षा करते हुए उसका सामना करने लगे, मानो एक हाथी दूसरे हाथीसे लड़ रहा हो

Transliteration

mahātā śaravarṣeṇa gajaṃ prati gajo yathā | karṇo 'pi kupito dṛṣṭvā sātyakiṃ bāṇānāṃ bhārīṃ vṛṣṭiṃ varṣayan samamukhaḥ samapadyata, yathā gajaḥ gajena saha yudhyamānaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With a mighty shower of arrows, Karṇa—enraged at the sight of Sātyaki—met him head-on, as one elephant confronts another. The scene frames their clash as a contest of equal force and resolve, where wrath and prowess drive the combatants deeper into the violence of war.

Word by Word

• महता: with a great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शरवर्षेण: shower of arrows
• शरवर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गजं: an elephant
• गजं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards/against
• प्रति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• गजः: an elephant
• गजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as/like
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna
• Sātyaki
• arrows (śara/bāṇa)
• elephant (gaja) (simile)