Shloka 26

Devanagari script

अद्य क्षेप्स्याम्यहं शल्य शरान्‌ परमतेजनान्‌

Transliteration

adya kṣepsyāmy ahaṃ śalya śarān paramatejasān

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: “Hoje, ó Śalya, arremessarei flechas de brilho incomparável.”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today / now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य
• Form: indeclinable (time-adverb)

• क्षेप्स्यामि: I shall hurl / throw
• क्षेप्स्यामि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगतः), प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शल्य: O Shalya
• शल्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• परमतेजनान्: of supreme brilliance / exceedingly powerful
• परमतेजनान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमतेजस्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (शरान् इति विशेषणम्)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• arrows (śara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the warrior’s firm resolve to act decisively in battle, while implicitly reminding the reader of the ethical strain of war: determination and prowess can serve duty, yet they also intensify destruction when driven by anger or rivalry.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Karṇa Parva battle setting, a speaker addresses Śalya and declares an intention to launch extraordinarily powerful arrows that day, signaling an escalation in combat and the imminence of a fierce exchange.