Shloka 112

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

ततः पार्थभुजोत्सृष्टा: शरा: कनकभूषणा:

Transliteration

tataḥ pārthabhujotsṛṣṭāḥ śarāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ

Translation

ನಂತರ ಪಾರ್ಥನ ಭುಜದಿಂದ ಬಿಡಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಚಿನ್ನದ ಅಲಂಕಾರಗಳ ಬಾಣಗಳು ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಮುನ್ನುಗ್ಗಿದವು।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• पार्थ-भुज-उत्सृष्टाः: released from the arm(s) of Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थ-भुज-उत्सृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्सृष्ट (उत्+सृज् धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त); पार्थ, भुज (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• कनक-भूषणाः: gold-adorned, having golden ornaments
• कनक-भूषणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक); कनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• arrows (śarāḥ)
• gold ornaments (kanakabhūṣaṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined action in a grave context: Arjuna’s expertly released arrows symbolize focused effort and warrior duty (kṣatriya-dharma) carried out amid the ethical weight of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a moment in the battle where Arjuna (Pārtha) discharges arrows from his arm; the arrows are depicted as gold-adorned, emphasizing their splendor and the intensity of his assault.