Shloka 10

Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation

Devanagari script

तत: कर्णस्य दुर्धर्ष स्यन्दनप्रवरं महत्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ karṇasya durdharṣa syandanapravaraṃ mahat

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then there appeared Karṇa’s great and foremost chariot—an immense, formidable vehicle, difficult for enemies to assail—signaling the escalation of battle power and the pride of martial prowess that drives the war onward.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

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

• दुर्धर्ष: hard to assail; irresistible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with स्यन्दनप्रवरम्)

• स्यन्दनप्रवरम्: the best of chariots
• स्यन्दनप्रवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दनप्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great; huge
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with स्यन्दनप्रवरम्)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• syandana (chariot)