Shloka 100

Devanagari script

तस्य ज्याछेदनं कर्णो ज्यावधानं च संयुगे । नान्वबुध्यत व पलक भवत्‌

Transliteration

tasya jyācchedanaṃ karṇo jyāvadhānaṃ ca saṃyuge | nānvabudhyata vai palakabhavat ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ในท่ามกลางศึก สายคันศรของอรชุนถูกตัดแล้วก็ถูกขึ้นใหม่ในพริบตา รวดเร็วจนแม้กรรณะก็ไม่อาจรู้ทัน นับเป็นเหตุอัศจรรย์ในสนามรบ

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (of Arjuna)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• ज्या-छेदनम्: cutting of the bowstring
• ज्या-छेदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या-छेदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्या-आवधानम्: re-stringing / placing the bowstring
• ज्या-आवधानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या-आवधान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अन्वबुध्यत: noticed/understood
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Arjuna
• bowstring (jyā)
• battlefield (saṃyuga)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid violent conflict, mastery is shown not only by force but by composure, precision, and instantaneous recovery. The verse highlights disciplined skill and alertness as decisive virtues in action.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, Arjuna’s bowstring is severed, yet he re-strings it so quickly that Karṇa cannot even register the moment of replacement; Sañjaya presents this as an astonishing feat.