Shloka 14

Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu

Arjuna

Devanagari script

ये चेमे पृथवो दीर्घाश्वन्द्रबिम्बार्धदर्शना: । एते भीमस्य निशिता रिपुक्षयकरा: शरा:

Transliteration

ye ceme pṛthavo dīrghāś candrabimbārdhadarśanāḥ | ete bhīmasya niśitā ripukṣayakarāḥ śarāḥ ||

Translation

ଏଠାରେ ଯେ ଚଉଡ଼ା ଓ ଦୀର୍ଘ, ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଅଗ୍ରଭାଗ ଅର୍ଧଚନ୍ଦ୍ରବିମ୍ବ ପରି ଦୀପ୍ତ—ସେମାନେ ଭୀମଙ୍କ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ଶର, ଶତ୍ରୁକ୍ଷୟକର।

Word by Word

• ये: which (those)
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पृथवः: broad, wide
• पृथवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दीर्घाः: long
• दीर्घाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अश्व: horse
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Stem (compound member), Singular (as member)

• इन्द्र: Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Stem (compound member), Singular (as member)

• बिम्ब: disk/orb (e.g., sun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिम्ब
• Form: Neuter, Stem (compound member), Singular (as member)

• अर्ध: half
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्ध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Stem (compound member), Singular (as member)

• दर्शनाः: having the appearance (like ...)
• दर्शनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• भीमस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निशिताः: sharpened, keen
• निशिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रिपु: enemy
• Type: Noun
• Root: रिपु
• Form: Masculine, Stem (compound member), Singular (as member)

• क्षय: destruction
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षय
• Form: Masculine, Stem (compound member), Singular (as member)

• कराः: making, causing
• कराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

उत्तर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttara
• Bhīma
• arrows (śarāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the disciplined readiness and purposeful use of force in a righteous martial context: weapons are described not for cruelty, but as instruments intended to neutralize hostile aggression and protect one’s side in battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttara is identifying and describing a set of formidable arrows, attributing them to Bhīma and emphasizing their sharpness and enemy-destroying power, as part of the broader scene of preparing for or assessing battle equipment.