Shloka 105

Devanagari script

निहन्यमानेष्वस्त्रेषु मायया तेन रक्षसा । असम्भ्रान्तस्तदा कर्णस्तदू रक्ष: प्रत्ययुध्यत,उस राक्षसके द्वारा मायासे अपने अस्त्रोंके नष्ट हो जानेपर भी उस समय कर्णके मनमें तनिक भी घबराहट नहीं हुई। वह उस राक्षसके साथ युद्ध करता ही रहा

Transliteration

nihanyamāneṣv astreṣu māyayā tena rakṣasā | asambhrāntas tadā karṇas tadū rakṣaḥ pratyayudhyat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Even as his missiles were being rendered ineffective by the rākṣasa through deceptive magic, Karṇa did not lose his composure. Unshaken in mind, he continued to counterfight that rākṣasa, holding fast to the warrior’s duty of steadfastness amid the confusions of battle.

Word by Word

निहन्यमानेषुwhen (weapons) were being destroyed

अस्त्रेषुin/among the weapons

माययाby illusion/magic

तेनby him

रक्षसाby the rākṣasa/demon

असम्भ्रान्तःunperturbed, not confused

तदाthen

कर्णःKarna

तदुand then/indeed (emphatic particle with 'tad')

रक्षःthe rākṣasa/demon

प्रत्ययुध्यतfought back/engaged in combat

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Karṇa

Rākṣasa

Astra (weapons/missiles)

Māyā (illusion)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes