Shloka 113

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

नवमभिर्मित्रवर्माणं सुशर्माणं तथाष्टभि: । श्रुतंजयको बीस, चन्द्रदेवको आठ, मित्रदेवको सौ, श्रुतसेन (चित्रसेन)-को तीन, मित्रवर्माको नौ तथा सुशर्माको आठ बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

nava-bhir mitra-varmāṇaṁ suśarmāṇaṁ tathā aṣṭa-bhiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: With nine arrows he struck Mitravarmā, and likewise with eight he struck Suśarmā—describing the swift, measured violence of the battlefield where prowess is displayed through precise, counted blows rather than restraint.

Word by Word

• नवमभिः: with nine (arrows)
• नवमभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• मित्रवर्माणम्: Mitravarman (proper name)
• मित्रवर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुशर्माणम्: Susharman (proper name)
• सुशर्माणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and/also/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अष्टभिः: with eight (arrows)
• अष्टभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mitravarmā
• Suśarmā
• arrows