Shloka 22
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 20 — Yudhiṣṭhira–Duryodhana Encounter and Escalation of Arms
Devanagari script
चर्मवर्माणि संछिज्नान्यपतन् भुवि देहिनाम् । विषेहुर्नास्य संस्पर्श द्वितीयस्य पतत्रिण:,उस समय देहधारियोंके चमड़े और कवच कट-कटकर भूतलपर गिर रहे थे। शत्रुसैनिक कर्णके द्वितीय बाणका स्पर्श नहीं सहन कर पाते थे
Transliteration
carma-varmāṇi sañchijñāny apatan bhuvi dehinām | viṣehuḥ nāsya saṁsparśaṁ dvitīyasya patatriṇaḥ ||
Translation
Sanjaya said: As Karna’s shafts struck, the leather coverings and armor of the embodied warriors were cut to pieces and fell upon the earth. The enemy soldiers could not endure even the touch of his second arrow—so overwhelming was its force in the slaughter of battle.
Word by Word
चर्मskins
चर्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
वर्माणिarmours
वर्माणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
संछिन्नानिcut through, severed
संछिन्नानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-छिद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
अपतन्fell down
अपतन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
भुविon the ground
भुवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभू
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
देहिनाम्of embodied beings (warriors)
देहिनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदेहिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
विषेहुःendured, bore
विषेहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-षह्
FormPerfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्यof him/this (i.e., of Karna)
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
संस्पर्शम्touch, contact
संस्पर्शम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंस्पर्श
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्वितीयस्यof the second
द्वितीयस्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
पतत्रिणःof the winged one (arrow)
पतत्रिणः:
TypeNoun
Rootपतत्रिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaK
KarnaA
arrows (patatrin)A
armor (varman)L
leather coverings (carma)E
enemy soldiersVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes