Shloka 46

Devanagari script

राधेयचापनिर्मुक्ता: शरै: काउ्चनभूषणै:

Transliteration

rādheyacāpanirmuktāḥ śaraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Anak-anak panah yang dilepaskan dari busur Rādheya (Karṇa), berhias emas yang berkilau, meluncur deras—menandakan kedahsyatan serangan Karṇa yang sengit dan penuh ketetapan di tengah kelamnya perang, ketika kemahiran dan tekad terserlah walau kemusnahan kian bertambah.

Word by Word

• राधेय: of Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेय: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चाप: from the bow
• चाप: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• निर्मुक्ताः: released, discharged
• निर्मुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• काञ्चन: golden
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूषणैः: with ornaments/adornments
• भूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karṇa)
• bow
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the disciplined, intentional nature of martial action—skill and resolve can be aesthetically described (gold-adorned arrows), yet the ethical tension remains: excellence in war does not erase the suffering war causes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa (Rādheya) is shooting arrows from his bow; the arrows are described as ornamented with gold, emphasizing their brilliance and the intensity of his attack.