Shloka 63

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

अविध्यत्‌ कार्मुकं चास्य क्षुरेण निरकृन्तत । अथास्य निजघानाश्रांश्वतुरो नतपर्वभि:

Transliteration

avidhyat kārmukaṃ cāsya kṣureṇa nirakṛntata | athāsya nijaghānāśrāṃś caturō nataparvabhiḥ ||

Translation

ਉਸ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਧਨੁਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹ ਕੇ ਛੁਰੇ ਵਰਗੇ ਤੀਰ ਨਾਲ ਕੱਟ ਕੇ ਡਾਹ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਫਿਰ ਨਤਪರ್ವ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਚਾਰ ਘੋੜੇ ਵੀ ਮਾਰ ਡਾਹੇ।

Word by Word

• अविध्यत्: pierced/struck
• अविध्यत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• कार्मुकम्: bow
• कार्मुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

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

• अस्य: of him/his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• क्षुरेण: with a razor(-edged weapon/arrow)
• क्षुरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• निरकृन्तत: cut off
• निरकृन्तत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत् (कृन्त्) + निर्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अस्य: of him/his
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• निजघान: struck/slew
• निजघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् + नि
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• अश्रान्: reins
• अश्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रि (अश्रा) / अश्र (contextual: 'reins')
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• श्वतुरः: horses
• श्वतुरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वतुर
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• नतपर्वभिः: with bent-jointed (arrows)
• नतपर्वभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नतपर्वन्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bow (kārmuka)
• razor/razor-edged weapon (kṣura)
• horses (aśva)