Shloka 7
घटोत्कच-कर्णयुद्धम्
Ghaṭotkaca–Karna Combat and the Release of Śakti
Devanagari script
भिन्द्यात् सुदुर्भिदं व्यूहं यतमानो5पि संयुगे । प्रतिज्ञाया गत: पारं हत्वा सैन्धवमर्जुन:
Transliteration
bhindyāt sudurbhidaṁ vyūhaṁ yatamāno ’pi saṁyuge | pratijñāyā gataḥ pāraṁ hatvā saindhavam arjunaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Even while striving amid the clash of battle, Arjuna would pierce that formation—hard to break though it was. Having crossed to the far shore of his vow, he fulfilled his pledged duty by slaying Saindhava (Jayadratha).
Word by Word
भिन्द्यात्should/could break (pierce)
भिन्द्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormVidhi-linga, Potential/Optative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
सुदुर्भिदम्very hard to break
सुदुर्भिदम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदुर्भिद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
व्यूहम्battle-array, formation
व्यूहम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootव्यूह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यतमानःstriving, making effort
यतमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootयत्
Formशानच् (present active participle, Ātmanepada sense), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
प्रतिज्ञायाःof the vow/promise
प्रतिज्ञायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिज्ञा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
गतःhaving gone, having reached
गतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त (past passive participle used actively), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पारम्the far shore; the end/fulfilment
पारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हत्वाhaving slain
हत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada sense, true
सैन्धवम्the Sindhu prince (Jayadratha)
सैन्धवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्धव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्जुनःArjuna
अर्जुनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
ArjunaS
Saindhava (Jayadratha)V
vyūha (battle formation)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes