Shloka 35
Devanagari script
ततो मुहूर्तात् कर्णस्य बाणेनैकेन वीर्यवान्
Transliteration
tato muhūrtāt karṇasya bāṇenaikena vīryavān
Translation
ನಂತರ ಕ್ಷಣಮಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಆ ವೀರ್ಯವಂತನು ಕರ್ಣನ ಒಂದೇ ಬಾಣದಿಂದ ನೆಲಕ್ಕುರುಳಿದನು—ಯುದ್ಧದ ಕ್ರೂರ ಲೆಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮವೂ ವಿಧಿಯೂ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ತಿರುಗಿಬಿಡುತ್ತವೆ; ಒಬ್ಬೇ ಶರವು ಸೇನೆಗಳು ಮಾಡಲಾರದ ತೀರ್ಮಾನವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಬಿಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬಂತೆ।
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतद्
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')
मुहूर्तात्from/after a moment
मुहूर्तात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
कर्णस्यof Karna
कर्णस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
बाणेनwith an arrow
बाणेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
एकेनwith a single (one)
एकेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular (agreeing with बाणेन)
वीर्यवान्the mighty/valorous one
वीर्यवान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर्यवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarṇaB
bāṇa (arrow)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The line underscores the fragility of embodied life in war: even the mighty can fall in a moment. Ethically, it highlights the grave weight of martial action—skill and valor operate within a field where consequences are immediate and irreversible.
Sañjaya reports that, after a short interval, a valiant warrior is brought down by Karṇa with a single arrow, emphasizing Karṇa’s lethal effectiveness and the swift reversals typical of the Kurukṣetra battle.