Shloka 68
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
Devanagari script
स चर्मादत्त कौन्तेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्
Transliteration
sa carmādatta kaunteyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam
Translation
サञ्जयは言った。そのときクンティの子は、精巧に飾られ黄金をあしらった革の盾を取り上げた――戦場の務めが孕む苛烈な倫理のただ中にあって、武備の整いと規律ある決意を示す姿であった。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चर्मleather, hide (shield/covering)
चर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आदत्तtook, seized
आदत्त:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कौन्तेयःthe son of Kuntī (Kunti’s son)
कौन्तेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्adorned/embellished with gold
जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजातरूप-परिष्कृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)क
कौन्तेय (Kaunteya—son of Kuntī)च
चर्म (leather shield)ज
जातरूप (gold)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya discipline: even amid moral strain and violence, the warrior’s duty is carried out with preparedness, self-control, and adherence to the role demanded by dharma in wartime.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaunteya (a Pāṇḍava) takes up a leather shield decorated with gold, signaling immediate readiness for combat in the ongoing battle sequence of Droṇa Parva.