Shloka 243

कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः

Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory

Devanagari script

द्योतयन्तो दिश: सर्वास्तव सैन्यं समनन्‍्ततः । भारत! उन दोनोंके छोड़े हुए वे बाण सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको प्रकाशित करते हुए आपकी सेनाके चारों ओर गिरने लगे

Transliteration

dyotayanto diśaḥ sarvāstava sainyaṃ samanantataḥ | bhārata! ubhayor dvābhyāṃ muktais te bāṇāḥ samantād diśaḥ prakāśayantaḥ tava sainyasya paritaḥ patitum ārabdhāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: “Ó Bhārata, as flechas lançadas por aqueles dois ardiam com tal brilho que iluminavam todas as direções. Caindo por toda parte, começaram a chover ao redor, cercando o teu exército.”

Word by Word

• द्योतयन्तः: illuminating
• द्योतयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्योतयत् (√द्योत्/द्युति, caus.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दिशः: directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समन्ततः: on all sides / all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः
• Form: true

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• tava sainya (Kaurava army)
• bāṇāḥ (arrows)
• diśaḥ (the directions/quarters)