Shloka 19
Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu
Arjuna
Devanagari script
यस्त्वयं सायको दीर्घ: शिलीपृष्ठ: शिलीमुख: । अर्जुनस्यैष संग्रामे गुरुभारसहो दृढ:,जिसके पृष्ठभागमें मेढकीका चित्र है और जिसका मुखभाग भी मेढकीके मुखके समान ही बना हुआ है, यह विशाल खड़्ग अर्जुनका है। यह युद्धभूमिमें भारी आघातको सह सकनेमें समर्थ और मजबूत है
Translation
“E esta arma longa—com a figura de uma rã no dorso e com a ponta também talhada como rosto de rã—é de Arjuna. No campo de batalha, é firme e capaz de suportar golpes de grande peso.”
Word by Word
यःwho/which
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अयम्this
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सायकःarrow
सायकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दीर्घःlong
दीर्घः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्घ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिलीपृष्ठःhaving a frog-marked back (frog on the rear)
शिलीपृष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशिलीपृष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिलीमुखःhaving a frog-like mouth/point
शिलीमुखः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशिलीमुख
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अर्जुनस्यof Arjuna
अर्जुनस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
एषःthis (one)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संग्रामेin battle
संग्रामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंग्राम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गुरुभारसहःable to endure heavy weight/impact
गुरुभारसहः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरुभारसह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृढःfirm/strong
दृढः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदृढ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
उत्तर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes