Shloka 73

कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा

Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying

Devanagari script

उपासर्पत वेगेन वार्योचध इव सागरम्‌ | आसीच्निनाद: सुमहान्‌ बाणौघानां परस्परम्‌

Transliteration

upāsarpata vegena vāry-oghā iva sāgaram | āsīc chinādaḥ sumahān bāṇaughānāṃ parasparam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: They surged forward with speed, like torrents of water rushing into the ocean. Then there arose a very great roar—the crashing, mutual impact of the dense flights of arrows—signaling the battle’s escalation into a relentless exchange where force answered force.

Word by Word

• उपासर्पत: they approached/advanced
• उपासर्पत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√सृप्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वेगेन: with speed/force
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वार्योघाः: floods/streams of water
• वार्योघाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि-ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• सागरम्: the ocean
• सागरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसीत्: there was
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निनादः: roar/sound
• निनादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहान्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-महान्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाणौघानाम्: of torrents/masses of arrows
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण-ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परस्परम्: mutually/against each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• सागर (ocean)
• बाणौघ (volleys/streams of arrows)