Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तामापतन्ती सहसा शरै: कनकभूषणै:

Transliteration

tām āpatantīṁ sahasā śaraiḥ kanakabhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Then, all at once, she came rushing down—struck by arrows adorned with gold ornaments.”

Word by Word

• ताम्: her / that (woman)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्ती: falling upon / rushing towards
• आपतन्ती: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत् with उपसर्ग आ-)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सहसा: suddenly, swiftly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कनकभूषणैः: with golden ornaments / gold-adorned
• कनकभूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कनकभूषण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)
• gold ornaments (kanaka-bhūṣaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line underscores the sudden, forceful nature of battlefield consequences: in war, actions swiftly ripen into results, and even splendor (gold-adorned weaponry) accompanies destruction—inviting reflection on the ethical cost of martial glory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a female figure (referred to as “her”) suddenly rushing/falling as she is struck by arrows that are ornamented with gold, emphasizing the immediacy and intensity of the combat scene.