Shloka 6

कर्णपर्व — पञ्चदशोऽध्यायः | Karṇa Parva, Chapter 15: Pāṇḍya’s Advance and Aśvatthāmā’s Counterstroke

Devanagari script

सुवृत्तानायतान्‌ पुष्टां श्वन्दनागुरुभूषितान्‌

Translation

Sañjaya thưa: Trên chiến địa, Arjuna cũng dùng những mũi tên sắc của mình chém đứt cánh tay quân thù—những cánh tay tròn, dài, rắn chắc, xoa hương trầm aguru và gỗ đàn hương, mang vũ khí và găng tay, trông như những con rắn năm đầu.

Word by Word

• su-vṛttān: well-rounded
• su-vṛttān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + vṛtta
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• āyatān: long/extended
• āyatān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyata
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• puṣṭān: strong, well-built
• puṣṭān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣṭa
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• candana-aguru-bhūṣitān: adorned/smeared with sandal and aguru
• candana-aguru-bhūṣitān: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candana + aguru + bhūṣita
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• arjunena: by Arjuna
• arjunena: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• samara-bhūmau: on the battlefield
• samara-bhūmau: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: samara-bhūmi
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• svaiḥ: with his own
• svaiḥ: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• kṣuraiḥ: razor(-sharp weapons)/blades
• kṣuraiḥ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣura
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• śatrūṇām: of the enemies
• śatrūṇām: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatru
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• tāḥ: those
• tāḥ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: tad
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• bhujāḥ: arms
• bhujāḥ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhujā
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• api: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api

• acchinat: cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: chid
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• pañca-mukhavat: as if having five mouths
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + mukha + vat
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• sarpa-sadṛśāḥ: resembling serpents
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarpa + sadṛśa
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• dṛśyante: were seen/appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś
• Form: Present (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

• yāḥ: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• āyudha-dhāriṇyaḥ: bearing weapons
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āyudha + dhārin
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• hasta-trāṇa-yuktāḥ: provided with hand-guards/gloves
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hasta-trāṇa + yukta
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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