Shloka 16

Śalya’s Objection to Sārathya and Duryodhana’s Conciliation (शल्यमन्यु-प्रशमनम् / Sārathyāṅgīkāra)

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय कर्णो वैकर्तनस्तदा । नकुल॑ पज्चभिर्बाणर्जत्रुदेशे समार्पयत्‌,तब वैकर्तन कर्णने दूसरा धनुष लेकर नकुलके गलेकी हँसलीपर पाँच बाण मारे

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya karṇo vaikartanas tadā | nakulaṁ pañcabhir bāṇair jatrudeśe samārpayat ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。すると御者の子（ヴァイカルタナ）カルナは、別の弓を取り上げ、ナクラの鎖骨のあたりへ五本の矢を射込んだ。戦は容赦なく激しさを増し、武の冴えは狙い澄ました一撃に現れた。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वैकर्तनः: son of Vikartana (epithet of Karna)
• वैकर्तनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैकर्तन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• नकुलम्: Nakula
• नकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• जत्रु-देशे: in the collarbone region
• जत्रु-देशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जत्रु-देश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समार्पयत्: he fixed/placed (struck)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्प्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karna
• Vaikartana
• Nakula
• bow
• arrows
• jatrudeśa (collarbone region)