Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ततस्तदेवेत्यभिपूज्य सत्वरं जनार्दनं कर्णमविध्यदर्जुन: । शरोत्तमै: सर्वकुरूत्तमस्त्वरं- स्तथा यथा शम्बरहा पुरा बलिम्‌,“अच्छा, ऐसा ही होगा” यों कहकर श्रीकृष्णका समादर करते हुए सम्पूर्ण कुरुकुलके श्रेष्ठ पुरुष अर्जुन उत्तम बाणोंद्वारा शीघ्रतापूर्वक कर्णको उसी प्रकार बींधने लगे, जैसे पूर्वकालमें शम्बर-शत्रु इन्द्रने राजा बलिपर प्रहार किया था

Transliteration

tatas tadeveti abhipūjya satvaraṁ janārdanaṁ karṇam avidhyad arjunaḥ | śarottamaiḥ sarvakurūttamas tvaraṁ tathā yathā śambarahā purā balim ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Então, dizendo “Assim seja” e honrando com presteza Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), Arjuna—o mais eminente entre os Kurus—traspassou de imediato Karṇa com suas melhores flechas, tal como outrora Śambarahā (Indra, o matador de Śambara) abateu o rei Bali.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तत्: that (thing/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अभिपूज्य: having honored, after paying respect to
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पूज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active

• सत्वरम्: quickly, hastily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर

• जनार्दनम्: Janārdana (Krishna)
• जनार्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अविध्यत्: pierced, struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शर-उत्तमैः: with excellent arrows
• शर-उत्तमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्व-कुरु-उत्तमः: the best among all Kurus
• सर्व-कुरु-उत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकुरूत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वरम्: haste, speed
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• शम्बर-हा: the slayer of Śambara (Indra)
• शम्बर-हा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बरहन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• बलिम्: Bali (the king)
• बलिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna
• Karṇa
• Śambarahā (Indra)
• Bali (King Bali)
• arrows (śara)