Shloka 68
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
Devanagari script
स चर्मादत्त कौन्तेयो जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्
Transliteration
sa carmādatta kaunteyo jātarūpapariṣkṛtam
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—ततः कौन्तेयः जातरूपपरिष्कृतं सुसंस्कृतं चर्म जग्राह, रणधर्मे निबद्धस्य शूरस्य सज्जतां धृतिं च दर्शयन्।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चर्मleather, hide (shield/covering)
चर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आदत्तtook, seized
आदत्त:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
कौन्तेयःthe son of Kuntī (Kunti’s son)
कौन्तेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकौन्तेय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्adorned/embellished with gold
जातरूपपरिष्कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजातरूप-परिष्कृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)क
कौन्तेय (Kaunteya—son of Kuntī)च
चर्म (leather shield)ज
जातरूप (gold)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya discipline: even amid moral strain and violence, the warrior’s duty is carried out with preparedness, self-control, and adherence to the role demanded by dharma in wartime.
Sañjaya reports that the Kaunteya (a Pāṇḍava) takes up a leather shield decorated with gold, signaling immediate readiness for combat in the ongoing battle sequence of Droṇa Parva.