Shloka 26
Devanagari script
ते वर्म हेमविकृतं भित्त्वा राज्ञ: शिलाशिता:
Transliteration
te varma hemavikṛtaṃ bhittvā rājñaḥ śilāśitāḥ
Translation
அந்த கல்லால் கூர்மையாக்கப்பட்ட நாராசங்கள், பொன்னால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட அரசனின் கவசத்தைத் துளைத்து அதன் பாதுகாப்பை உடைத்தன.
Word by Word
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वर्मarmor, cuirass
वर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हेमविकृतम्made/ornamented with gold
हेमविकृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहेम-विकृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भित्त्वाhaving pierced/broken through
भित्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शिलाशिताःstone-whetted (sharpened on stone)
शिलाशिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशिला-आशित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)र
राजा/राज्ञः (the king)व
वर्म (armor)ह
हेम (gold)श
शिलाशिताः (stone-tipped missiles/shafts)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the battlefield truth that external splendor and protection (gold-worked armor) cannot guarantee safety; in war, duty-driven violence and the momentum of fate can overwhelm even royal defenses, reminding readers of the fragility of worldly safeguards.
Sañjaya describes a combat moment where stone-tipped missiles/shafts pierce a king’s gold-adorned armor, indicating a successful, forceful strike against a prominent warrior amid the Karṇa Parva battle.