Shloka 31
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 37: Sañjaya’s Account of Abhimanyu’s Precision Disruption of a Chariot Contingent
Devanagari script
कर्णस्तं पञ्चविंशत्या नाराचानां समार्पयत् । अश्वत्थामा च विंशत्या कृतवर्मा च सप्तभि:,तब कर्णने पचीस, अश्व॒त्थामाने बीस तथा कृतवर्माने सात नाराचोंद्वारा अभिमन्युको गहरी चोट पहुँचायी
Transliteration
karṇas taṃ pañcaviṃśatyā nārācānāṃ samārpayat | aśvatthāmā ca viṃśatyā kṛtavarmā ca saptabhiḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Karṇa struck him with twenty-five nārāca arrows; Aśvatthāmā struck him with twenty; and Kṛtavarmā with seven. Thus, in the press of battle, Abhimanyu was assailed by many warriors at once—an image of war’s harsh momentum, where prowess is tested amid overwhelming, coordinated violence rather than a balanced contest.
Word by Word
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पञ्चविंशत्याwith twenty-five
पञ्चविंशत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootपञ्चविंशति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
नाराचानाम्of iron arrows (nārācas)
नाराचानाम्:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनाराच
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
समार्पयत्struck / assailed / delivered
समार्पयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-√र्प्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
अश्वत्थामाAshvatthama
अश्वत्थामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विंशत्याwith twenty
विंशत्या:
Karana
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootविंशति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
कृतवर्माKritavarman
कृतवर्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकृतवर्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सप्तभिःwith seven
सप्तभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun (Numeral)
Rootसप्तन्
FormMasculine/Neuter (numeral, indeclinable stem with case-endings), Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarṇaA
AśvatthāmāK
KṛtavarmāN
nārāca (arrows)A
AbhimanyuVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes