Shloka 20
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
Devanagari script
प्राच्छादयदमेयात्मा पार्थ: शरशतै: कृपम् | स शरैररदित: क्रुद्ध: शितैरग्निशिखोपमै:
Translation
Em seguida Pārtha (Arjuna), de ânimo imensurável, cobriu Kṛpa com centenas de flechas. Ferido por aqueles dardos agudos, semelhantes a línguas de fogo que queimam, Kṛpa enfureceu-se intensamente.
Word by Word
प्राच्छादयत्covered, concealed
प्राच्छादयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-छाद् (छादयति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
अमेयात्माhe whose self is immeasurable (of unfathomable might)
अमेयात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअमेय-आत्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पार्थःPārtha (Arjuna)
पार्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरशतैःwith hundreds of arrows
शरशतैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर-शत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
कृपम्Kṛpa
कृपम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृप
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe (Kṛpa)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शरैःby/with arrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अरदितःpained, afflicted
अरदितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्द् (PPP: अर्दित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध् (PPP: क्रुद्ध)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शितैःsharp
शितैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशित
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अग्निशिखोपमैःlike flames of fire
अग्निशिखोपमैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्नि-शिखा-उपम
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes