Shloka 82
Devanagari script
वृतं घटोत्कचं क्र्रैर्मरुद्धिरिव वासवम् । दृष्टवा कर्णो महेष्वासो योधयामास राक्षसम्,देवताओंसे घिरे हुए इन्द्रके समान क्रूर राक्षसोंस आवृत घटोत्कचको सामने देखकर महाधनुर्धर कर्णने उस निशाचरके साथ युद्ध आरम्भ किया
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | vṛtaṃ ghaṭotkacaṃ krūraiḥ marudbhir iva vāsavam | dṛṣṭvā karṇo maheṣvāso yodhayāmāsa rākṣasam ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Seeing Ghaṭotkaca surrounded by fierce warriors—like Vāsava (Indra) encircled by the Maruts—the great archer Karṇa engaged that rākṣasa in battle. The scene frames the clash as a contest of formidable powers, where martial duty drives the combatants into direct confrontation amid the escalating violence of war.
Word by Word
वृतम्covered, surrounded
वृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत (√वृ ‘to cover’)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
घटोत्कचम्Ghaṭotkaca
घटोत्कचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघटोत्कच (proper noun)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
क्रूरैःby/with cruel (ones)
क्रूरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
मरुद्भिःby the Maruts (storm-gods)
मरुद्भिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमरुत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
वासवम्Vāsava (Indra)
वासवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासव (इन्द्र)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण (proper noun)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महेष्वासःgreat bowman (one with a great bow)
महेष्वासः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
योधयामासfought, engaged in battle
योधयामास:
TypeVerb
Root√युध्
Formलिट् (periphrastic perfect), Perfect (narrative past), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राक्षसम्the rākṣasa (demon)
राक्षसम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराक्षस
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaG
GhaṭotkacaK
KarṇaV
Vāsava (Indra)M
MarutsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes