Shloka 25
कृष्णेन अर्जुनस्य प्रोत्साहनम् — Kṛṣṇa’s Exhortation to Arjuna
Prelude to Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
तेषां छिन्ना महाराज भुजा: कनकभूषणा: । उद्वेष्टन्ते विचेष्टन्ते पतन्ते चोत्पतन्ति च
Transliteration
teṣāṁ chinnā mahārāja bhujāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ | udveṣṭante viceṣṭante patante cotpatanti ca ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O great king, their arms—adorned with golden ornaments—have been severed. Even after being cut off, they writhe and twitch, falling down and springing up again.”
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
छिन्नाःsevered, cut off
छिन्नाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootछिद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
भुजाःarms
भुजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभुज
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
कनकभूषणाःadorned with golden ornaments
कनकभूषणाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकनकभूषण
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
उद्वेष्टन्तेwrithe, twist about
उद्वेष्टन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-वेष्ट्
Formpresent, third, plural, ātmanepada
विचेष्टन्तेmove convulsively, struggle
विचेष्टन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-चेष्ट्
Formpresent, third, plural, ātmanepada
पतन्तेfall
पतन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
Formpresent, third, plural, ātmanepada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उत्पतन्तिleap up, spring up
उत्पतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-पत्
Formpresent, third, plural, parasmaipada
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)S
severed armsG
gold ornamentsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes