Shloka 25

अध्याय २६ — शल्यस्य सारथ्य-नियोजनं, कर्णस्य प्रस्थानं, उत्पातदर्शनं च

Chapter 26: Śalya appointed as charioteer; Karṇa’s departure; portents

Devanagari script

ततो रजतपुड्खेन राजज्शीर्ष महात्मन: । मित्रदेवस्य चिच्छेद क्षुरप्रेण महारथ:,राजन! फिर महारथी धनंजयने रजतमय पंखवाले क्षुरप्रसे महामना मित्रदेवके मस्तकको काट डाला

Transliteration

tato rajatapudkhena rājaśīrṣa mahātmanaḥ | mitradevasya ciccheda kṣurapreṇa mahārathaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, pahlawan kereta perang agung Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), dengan anak panah bermata pisau cukur yang berbulu perak, menebas dan memutuskan kepala Mitradeva yang mulia.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• रजतपुड्खेन: with the silver-feathered (arrow)
• रजतपुड्खेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजतपुड्ख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजशीर्षम्: the head (royal head)
• राजशीर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजशीर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled (man)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मित्रदेवस्य: of Mitradeva
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्रदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चिच्छेद: cut off, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• क्षुरप्रेण: with a razor-edged (arrow/weapon)
• क्षुरप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Mitradeva
• kṣurapra (razor-edged arrow)
• silver-feathered arrow (rajatapudkha)