Shloka 32

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 26 — Duryodhana’s remnant formation and rapid engagements

Devanagari script

छिन्नोत्तमाड्स्य तत: क्षुरप्रेण महात्मना

Transliteration

chinnottamāḍsya tataḥ kṣurapreṇa mahātmanā

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, with a razor-edged arrow, the great warrior struck and severed the opponent’s head. The line underscores the ruthless finality of battlefield action, where prowess and resolve culminate in irreversible consequences, reminding the listener of war’s grim moral weight even when performed by the ‘great-souled.’

Word by Word

• छिन्न: cut off
• छिन्न: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिद् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उत्तमाङ्गस्य: of the head (best limb)
• उत्तमाङ्गस्य: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तमाङ्ग
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• क्षुरप्रेण: with a razor-edged (weapon)
• क्षुरप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• kṣurapra (razor-edged arrow)