Shloka 68

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

भल्लाभ्यां साधुमुक्ता भ्यां छित्त्वा कर्णस्य कार्मुकम्‌

Transliteration

bhallābhyāṃ sādhumuktābhyāṃ chittvā karṇasya kārmukam

Translation

Sañjaya said: With two well-aimed, expertly released bhalla-arrows, he cut Karṇa’s bow—an act that momentarily checked the famed warrior’s power and signaled a decisive turn in the duel’s momentum amid the relentless ethics of battlefield skill and resolve.

Word by Word

• भल्लाभ्याम्: with two arrows
• भल्लाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• साधु: well, properly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साधु

• मुक्ताभ्याम्: released/shot
• मुक्ताभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• कर्णस्य: of Karna
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कार्मुकम्: bow
• कार्मुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• kārmuka (bow)
• bhalla (broad-headed arrow)