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Shloka 763

कृष्णं च पार्थ च तथा ध्वजं च पार्थनुजान्‌ सोमकान्‌ पातयंश्र । तदनन्तर सूर्यकुमार कर्णने दस हजार उत्तम बाणोंद्वारा वायुपुत्र भीमसेनके मर्मस्थानोंपर गहरा आघात किया। साथ ही

sañjaya uvāca | kṛṣṇaṃ ca pārthaṃ ca tathā dhvajaṃ ca pārthānujān somakān pātayaṃś ca | tadanantaraṃ sūryakumāraḥ karṇo daśa-sahasrair uttamaiḥ bāṇair vāyuputraṃ bhīmasenaṃ marma-sthāneṣu gāḍham ājaghāna | sārdhaṃ ca śrīkṛṣṇaṃ arjunaṃ ca ratha-dhvajaṃ ca, tasya kanīyasaḥ bhrātṝn somakāṃś ca nipātayituṃ prayatata ||

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു— അവൻ ശരവർഷം ചൊരിഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനെയും അർജുനനെയും രഥധ്വജത്തെയും അർജുനന്റെ അനുജന്മാരെയും സോമകരെയും വീഴ്ത്താൻ ശ്രമിച്ചു। തുടർന്ന് സൂര്യപുത്രൻ കർണ്ണൻ പത്തായിരം ഉത്തമബാണങ്ങളാൽ വായുപുത്രൻ ഭീമസേനന്റെ മർമ്മസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ ആഴമുള്ള പ്രഹാരം ഏല്പിച്ചു; അതേ സമയം കൃഷ്ണൻ, അർജുനൻ, ധ്വജം, കനിഷ്ഠ പാണ്ഡവർ, സോമകർ— ഇവരെല്ലാം നശിപ്പിക്കാനുള്ള ഉദ്ദേശത്തോടെ ആക്രമണം കടുപ്പിച്ചു।

कृष्णम्Krishna
कृष्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पार्थम्Partha (Arjuna)
पार्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तथाlikewise/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
ध्वजम्banner/standard
ध्वजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पार्थानुजान्younger brothers of Partha
पार्थानुजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थानुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सोमकान्the Somakas
सोमकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोमक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पातयन्causing to fall/striking down
पातयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that/then
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनन्तरम्after that/thereupon
अनन्तरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर
सूर्यकुमारःthe son of the Sun (Karna)
सूर्यकुमारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्यकुमार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दशten
दश:
TypeNoun
Rootदश
FormIndeclinable (numeral)
सहस्रैःwith thousands
सहस्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
उत्तमैःexcellent
उत्तमैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
बाणैःwith arrows
बाणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootबाण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वायुपुत्रम्the son of Vayu (Bhima)
वायुपुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवायुपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
भीमसेनम्Bhimasena
भीमसेनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मर्मस्थानेषुin the vital spots
मर्मस्थानेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमर्मस्थान
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
गाढम्deep/severe
गाढम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगाढ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आघातम्a blow/strike
आघातम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआघात
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चकारdid/made
चकार:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सहtogether/also
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
श्रीकृष्णम्Sri Krishna
श्रीकृष्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्जुनम्Arjuna
अर्जुनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तयोःof those two (of them both)
तयोः:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
रथस्यof the chariot
रथस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ध्वजम्banner/standard
ध्वजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनुजान्younger brothers
अनुजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सोमकान्the Somakas
सोमकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोमक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पातयितुम्to cause to fall/kill
पातयितुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), Causative sense
प्रयत्नम्effort/attempt
प्रयत्नम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रयत्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चकारmade/did
चकार:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
K
Kṛṣṇa
A
Arjuna (Pārtha)
K
Karṇa (Sūryaputra)
B
Bhīmasena (Vāyuputra)
P
Pārtha’s younger brothers (Pāṇḍavas)
S
Somakas
C
Chariot standard (dhvaja)

Educational Q&A

The passage highlights how war intensifies from individual duels to attempts at total incapacitation of leadership and morale-symbols (like the chariot standard). Ethically, it underscores the tension within kṣatriya-dharma: valor and skill are praised, yet the drive to annihilate—targeting vital points and key figures—reveals the harsh moral cost of warfare.

Sañjaya describes Karṇa launching a fierce barrage. He strikes Bhīma hard in vital spots with a vast volley of arrows and simultaneously tries to bring down Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, their chariot’s banner, Arjuna’s brothers, and the Somaka allies—aiming for a decisive collapse of the Pāṇḍava side.