Shloka 44

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

मुज्चंश्लेषुगणांस्तीक्ष्णाल्लँंघुहस्तो दृढव्रत:

Transliteration

muñcan śleṣugaṇāṁs tīkṣṇāl laṅghuhasto dṛḍhavrataḥ

Translation

मुञ्चन् श्लेषुगणांस्तीक्ष्णान् लघुहस्तो दृढव्रतः॥

Word by Word

• मुच्यन्: releasing, letting go
• मुच्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमानकाले), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• श्लेषु-गणान्: groups of (sticky/adhesive) arrows/missiles
• श्लेषु-गणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लेषु + गण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तीक्ष्णात्: from the sharp (weapon)
• तीक्ष्णात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• लघु-हस्तः: one with swift hands
• लघु-हस्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लघु + हस्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दृढ-व्रतः: firm in vow, resolute
• दृढ-व्रतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ + व्रत
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast resolve (dṛḍha-vrata) and disciplined action under pressure, portraying how determination and skill are exercised in the ethical tension of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a warrior’s battlefield action: with quick hands and firm resolve, he repeatedly shoots volleys of sharp arrows, intensifying the combat scene.