Shloka 5

कर्णस्य दानप्रतिज्ञा–शल्योपदेश–वाक्ययुद्धम्

Karna’s Gift-Vows, Shalya’s Counsel, and the Battle of Words

Devanagari script

चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहांस्तस्य हत्वा महारथ: । पजञ्चमेन शिर: कायात्‌ सारथेश्व समाक्षिपत्‌,महारथी युधिष्ठिरने उनमेंसे चार बाणोंद्वारा दुर्योधनके चारों घोड़ोंको मारकर पॉाँचवेंसे उसके सारथिका भी मस्तक धड़से काट गिराया

Transliteration

caturbhiś caturo vāhāṁs tasya hatvā mahārathaḥ | pañcamena śiraḥ kāyāt sārathes tu samākṣipat ||

Translation

चतुर्भिश्चतुरो वाहान् तस्य हत्वा महारथः । पञ्चमेन शिरः कायात् सारथेः समाक्षिपत् ॥

Word by Word

• चतुर्भिः: with four (arrows)
• चतुर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वाहान्: horses (draught-animals)
• वाहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तस्य: of him (his)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (sense)

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पञ्चमेन: with the fifth (arrow)
• पञ्चमेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कायात्: from the body
• कायात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सारथेः: of the charioteer
• सारथेः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• समाक्षिपत्: he hurled/cast down
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-क्षिप्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• mahāratha (great chariot-warrior)
• chariot horses (vāhāḥ)
• charioteer (sārathi)
• arrows