Shloka 47
Devanagari script
प्रविद्धमतिवेगेन विक्षिप्तं कर्णममायकै:
Transliteration
praviddham ativegena vikṣiptaṃ karṇam amāyakaiḥ
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—तदस्त्रं महावेगेन प्रविद्धं कर्णं प्रति विक्षिप्तं, अमायकैः सम्यग् अपवर्तितम्।
Word by Word
प्रविद्धम्hurled, thrown
प्रविद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-विद् (धातु) → प्रविद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अतिवेगेनwith great speed/force
अतिवेगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअतिवेग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
विक्षिप्तम्scattered, flung away
विक्षिप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-क्षिप् (धातु) → विक्षिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्णम्Karna (proper name)
कर्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अमायकैःby the guileless/straightforward (ones)
अमायकैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअमाय (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
KarṇaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even amid violent conflict, the verse highlights an ideal of straightforwardness (amāyā)—a warriorly ethic where skill and courage are not accompanied by deceit, suggesting that moral character is still evaluated on the battlefield.
In Sañjaya’s battlefield report, a weapon launched with great force toward Karṇa is turned aside/deflected, indicating a moment of effective defense and rapid counteraction by opponents described as acting without guile.