Shloka 31

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

स्कन्धदेशस्थितैर्बाणै: शिखण्डी तु व्ययाजत

Transliteration

skandhadeśasthitair bāṇaiḥ śikhaṇḍī tu vyayājata

Translation

Sañjaya said: With arrows lodged in the region of his shoulder, Śikhaṇḍī nevertheless held his ground—enduring the wounds and continuing the fight, a stark image of resolve amid the brutal ethics of battlefield duty.

Word by Word

• स्कन्धदेशस्थितैः: placed in the shoulder-region
• स्कन्धदेशस्थितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्कन्धदेशस्थित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• शिखण्डी: Shikhandi
• शिखण्डी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• व्ययाजत: sacrificed/worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śikhaṇḍī
• arrows
• shoulder (skandha-deśa)