Shloka 13

Adhyāya 290: Kuntī’s Mantra-Parīkṣā and the Appearance of Sūrya (कुन्ती–सूर्यसंवादः)

Devanagari script

तत एन महावेगैरर्दयामास तोमरै: । तानागतान्‌ स चिच्छेद सौमित्रिर्निशितै: शरै:,उसने अत्यन्त वेगशाली तोमरोंकी वर्षा करके लक्ष्मणको पीड़ा पहुँचानेकी चेष्टा की, परंतु लक्ष्मणने तीखे बाणोंसे उन सब तोमरोंको पास आते ही काट गिराया

Transliteration

tata ena mahāvegair ardayāmāsa tomaraiḥ | tān āgatān sa ciccheda saumitrir niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then he sought to harass Lakṣmaṇa by showering him with javelins hurled at tremendous speed. But Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa), with razor-sharp arrows, cut down every one of those javelins as they came near—showing steadiness under assault and disciplined skill used in defense rather than reckless aggression.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• एनम्: him (this one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महावेगैः: with great speed/force
• महावेगैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अर्दयामास: tormented/afflicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्द्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular

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

• तान्: those (them)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आगतान्: come/approaching
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut (to pieces)/severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• सौमित्रिः: Saumitrī (Lakṣmaṇa)
• सौमित्रिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौमित्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निशितैः: with sharp/keen
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)
• सौमित्रि / लक्ष्मण (Saumitrī / Lakṣmaṇa)
• तोमर (tomara; javelins)
• शर (śara; arrows)