Shloka 22
Karna’s Martial Boast and Challenge to Bībhatsu
Arjuna
Devanagari script
जिसकी धार सुन्दर एवं पतली है, जिसकी म्यान विचित्र और मूठ सोनेकी है, वह तीस अंगुलसे बड़ा सर्वोत्तम खड्ग परम बुद्धिमान् कुरुनन्दन धर्मराजका है ।। यस्तु पाउचनखे कोशे निहितक्रित्रयोधने । नकुलस्यैष निस्त्रिंशो गुरुभारसहो दृढ:
Transliteration
yas tu pāñcanakhe kośe nihitaḥ kṛttrayodhane | nakulasya eṣa nistriṁśo gurubhārasaho dṛḍhaḥ ||
Translation
उत्तरोवाच—यस्तु पञ्चनखे कोशे निहितः कृतयोधने । नकुलस्यैष निस्त्रिंशो गुरुभारसहो दृढः ॥
Word by Word
यःwho/which
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पाञ्चनखेin/within the (case) marked with five nails (ornamented with five studs)
पाञ्चनखे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपाञ्चनख
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
कोशेin the sheath/scabbard
कोशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकोश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
निहितःplaced/kept
निहितः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-धा
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
कृत्रिमयोधनेin the artificial/constructed battle (i.e., mock-fight/arena)
कृत्रिमयोधने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृत्रिम-योधन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नकुलस्यof Nakula
नकुलस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootनकुल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
एषःthis
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निस्त्रिंशःsword
निस्त्रिंशः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिस्त्रिंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुरुभारसहःable to bear heavy weight/strain
गुरुभारसहः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु-भार-सह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दृढःfirm/strong
दृढः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदृढ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
उत्तर उवाच
Characters & Entities
U
UttaraN
NakulaN
nistriṁśa (sword)K
kośa (scabbard)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes