Shloka 12

Devanagari script

कर्णिनालीकनाराचैस्तोमरप्रासशक्तिभि: । मुसलैभिन्दिपालैश्न रथस्थं पार्थमार्दयन्‌,उन्होंने रथपर बैठे हुए अर्जुनको कर्णी, नालीक, नाराच, तोमर, मूसल, प्रास, भिंदिपाल और शक्तियोंद्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

karṇinālīkanārācais tomaraprāsaśaktibhiḥ | musalair bhindipālaiś ca rathasthaṃ pārtham ārdayan ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Striking Arjuna as he sat upon his chariot, they battered him with many kinds of missiles—karṇi-darts, nālīka-arrows, nārāca shafts, tomara javelins, prāsa spears, śakti lances, as well as heavy clubs and bhindipāla weapons—inflicting deep wounds amid the relentless press of battle.

Word by Word

• कर्णि: with karnī-spears (a kind of weapon)
• कर्णि: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• नालीक: with nālīka-arrows/darts
• नालीक: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालीक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नाराचैः: with nārāca-arrows
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तोमर: with javelins
• तोमर: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रास: with spears/lances
• प्रास: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शक्तिभिः: with śaktis (spears/darts)
• शक्तिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• मुसलैः: with clubs/maces
• मुसलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुसल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भिन्दिपालैः: with bhindipālas (a kind of missile/weapon)
• भिन्दिपालैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिन्दिपाल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रथस्थम्: standing/being in the chariot
• रथस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थम्: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आर्दयन्: they afflicted/struck hard
• Type: Verb
• Root: आर्द् (आर्दयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• पार्थ / अर्जुन (Pārtha/Arjuna)
• रथ (chariot)
• कर्णि (karṇi missile)
• नालीक (nālīka arrow)
• नाराच (nārāca arrow)
• तोमर (tomara javelin)
• प्रास (prāsa spear)
• शक्ति (śakti lance)
• मुसल (musala club)
• भिन्दिपाल (bhindipāla weapon)