Shloka 35

द्रोणपुत्रस्याग्नेयास्त्रप्रयोगः — अर्जुनस्य ब्राह्मास्त्रप्रतिघातः — व्यासोपदेशः

Aśvatthāmā’s Agneyāstra, Arjuna’s Brāhmāstra Counter, and Vyāsa’s Instruction

Devanagari script

विपाठकर्णिनाराचैरवत्सदन्तै: क्षुरैरपपि । कर्ण: शरशतैश्नापि शैनेयं प्रत्यविध्यत

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

vipāṭhakarṇinārācair avatsadantaiḥ kṣurair api |

karṇaḥ śaraśataiś cāpi śaineyaṃ pratyavidhyata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With broad-headed arrows, with razor-edged shafts, and even with barbed missiles, Karṇa struck Śaineya again and again, showering him with hundreds of arrows. The scene underscores the relentless escalation of violence in battle—where prowess and resolve are displayed through ever more lethal means, even as the moral cost of such ferocity continues to mount.

Word by Word

• विपाठकर्णिनाराचैः: with barbed (vipāṭa-karnin) arrows
• विपाठकर्णिनाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपाठकर्णिन्-नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अवत्सदन्तैः: with (arrows) having calf-like teeth/notches
• अवत्सदन्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवत्सदन्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• क्षुरैः: with razor(-edged) arrows
• क्षुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरशतैः: with hundreds of arrows
• शरशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-शत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• शैनेयम्: the son of Śini (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यविध्यत्: pierced/struck in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• nārāca (iron arrows)
• kṣura (razor-edged arrows)