Shloka 30

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

स्वर्णपुड्खा: सुनिशिता: कर्णचापच्युता: शरा:

Transliteration

svarṇapuḍkhāḥ suniśitāḥ karṇacāpacyutāḥ śarāḥ

Translation

स्वर्णपुड्खाः सुनिशिताः कर्णचापच्युताḥ शराः।

Word by Word

• स्वर्णपुड्खाः: having golden fletchings
• स्वर्णपुड्खाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वर्णपुड्ख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुनिशिताः: very sharp
• सुनिशिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुनिशित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्णचापच्युताः: released from Karna's bow
• कर्णचापच्युताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्णचापच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• bow (cāpa)
• arrows (śarāḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse itself is primarily descriptive, but it implicitly highlights how refined skill and splendid weaponry can serve destructive ends in war; it invites reflection on the ethical weight of martial prowess when deployed in a conflict framed by dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Karṇa is actively shooting volleys of extremely sharp arrows, distinguished by golden fletching, emphasizing Karṇa’s formidable presence and the escalating intensity of the battle.