Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

तथा कर्ण: शितान्‌ बाणान्‌ कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्‌

Transliteration

tathā karṇaḥ śitān bāṇān karmāraparimārjitān

Translation

ಆಗ ಕರ್ಣನು ಕಮ್ಮಾರನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮೆರುಗುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣ ಬಾಣಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಡಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿದನು.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• शितान्: sharp
• शितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्: polished by a smith
• कर्मारपरिमार्जितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्मार-परिमार्जित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• arrows
• smith (karmāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how intention and preparation amplify action: craftsmanship and discipline can serve dharma or adharma depending on the wielder’s purpose. In war, excellence in skill becomes ethically weighty because it increases the power to harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa, continuing the combat, uses keen, well-polished arrows—suggesting an intensified exchange where Karṇa’s martial readiness and the quality of his weapons contribute to the battle’s deadly momentum.