Shloka 61

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

कर्णादवरजं बाणैर्जघान निशितै: शरै: | अर्जुनने भी राधानन्दन कर्णको सात शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा बीधकर अपने पैने बाणोंसे उसके छोटे भाईको मार डाला || ६० $ || ततः शत्रुंजयं हत्वा पार्थ: षड़भिरजिह्यगै:ः

Transliteration

karṇād avarajaṃ bāṇair jaghāna niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ | tataḥ śatruṃjayaṃ hatvā pārthaḥ ṣaḍbhir ajihyagaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With sharp arrows, Arjuna struck down Karṇa’s younger brother. Then, having slain Śatruṃjaya, Pārtha (Arjuna) again advanced the battle by releasing six swift, unerring shafts—an episode that underscores the grim momentum of war, where prowess and strategy eclipse kinship, and death follows in rapid succession.

Word by Word

• कर्णात्: from Karna
• कर्णात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अवरजम्: the younger brother
• अवरजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवरज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• जघान: struck/killed
• जघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निशितैः: sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• शत्रुंजयम्: Shatruñjaya (enemy-conqueror) [proper name]
• शत्रुंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रुंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अजिह्यगैः: unerring/straight-going (arrows)
• अजिह्यगैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अजिह्यग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Karṇa
• Karṇa’s younger brother (avaraja)
• Śatruṃjaya
• arrows (bāṇa/śara)