Shloka 46

Devanagari script

राधेयचापनिर्मुक्ता: शरै: काउ्चनभूषणै:

Transliteration

rādheyacāpanirmuktāḥ śaraiḥ kāñcanabhūṣaṇaiḥ

Translation

ராதேயனின் வில்லிலிருந்து விடுபட்ட பொன்னால் அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட அம்புகள் வேகமாகப் போர்க்களத்தில் பாய்ந்தன.

Word by Word

• राधेय: of Rādheya (Karna)
• राधेय: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• चाप: from the bow
• चाप: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• निर्मुक्ताः: released, discharged
• निर्मुक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• काञ्चन: golden
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भूषणैः: with ornaments/adornments
• भूषणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Rādheya (Karṇa)
• bow
• arrows

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights the disciplined, intentional nature of martial action—skill and resolve can be aesthetically described (gold-adorned arrows), yet the ethical tension remains: excellence in war does not erase the suffering war causes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Karṇa (Rādheya) is shooting arrows from his bow; the arrows are described as ornamented with gold, emphasizing their brilliance and the intensity of his attack.