Shloka 56

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

अर्जुनास्त्र तु राधेय: संवार्य शरवृष्टिभि:

Transliteration

arjunāstraṃ tu rādhēyaḥ saṃvārya śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「だがラーデーヤ（カルナ）は、矢の雨をもって迎え撃ち、アルジュナの武器とその威力を押しとどめた。戦場の容赦なき掟においては、技には技で応じ、節制と対抗策こそが生死を決するのである。」

Word by Word

• अर्जुनास्त्रम्: Arjuna’s weapon (missile)
• अर्जुनास्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राधेयः: Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवार्य: having checked/warded off
• Type: Verb
• Root: सं√वृ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund)

• शरवृष्टिभिः: with showers of arrows
• शरवृष्टिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Rādheya (Karna)
• astra (weapon/missile)
• śara (arrows)