Shloka 5636

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

तेषां त्रयाणां चापानि चिच्छेद विशिखैस्त्रिभि: । तब राधानन्दन कर्णने अपने बाणोंकी वर्षद्वारा अर्जुनके बाणोंका निवारण करके अपने तीन बाणोंद्वारा धृष्टद्युम्न आदि तीनों वीरोंके धनुषोंको भी काट दिया

Transliteration

teṣāṁ trayāṇāṁ cāpāni ciccheda viśikhaiḥ tribhiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: With three sharp arrows, Karṇa cut the bows of those three warriors. In the thick of battle, he checked Arjuna’s arrow-shower with his own volleys and then, by a precise triple shot, disabled the weapons of Dṛṣṭadyumna and the other two heroes—an act that highlights both the ferocity of war and the decisive role of skill in determining advantage on the field.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of those
• तेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• त्रयाणाम्: of the three
• त्रयाणाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• चापानि: bows
• चापानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• चिच्छेद: cut (asunder)
• चिच्छेद: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विशिखैः: with arrows
• विशिखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Arjuna
• Dṛṣṭadyumna
• bows
• arrows