Shloka 24

धनंजय-दुर्योधन-संग्रामः

Arjuna–Duryodhana Engagement and Admonition

Devanagari script

ततोअस्याश्वाञ्छरैस्ती&णैर्बी भत्सुर्भारसा धनै: । आकर्णममुक्तैरवधीत्‌ ते हता: प्रापतन्‌ भुवि,तत्पश्चात्‌ बीभत्सुने भार (शत्रुओंके आघात) सहनेमें समर्थ तीखे बाणोंद्वारा, जो धनुषको कानतक खींचकर छोड़े गये थे, कर्णके घोड़ोंको घायल कर दिया। वे घोड़े मरकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े

Transliteration

tato ’syāśvān śarais tīkṣṇair bībhatsur bhārasā dhanaiḥ | ākarṇamuktair avadhīt te hatāḥ prāpatan bhuvi ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Bấy giờ Bībhatsu (Arjuna) kéo cung đến tận tai, phóng những mũi tên sắc bén và nặng, đánh gục những con ngựa của Karṇa. Bị giết, chúng ngã xuống mặt đất.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अस्य: of him (i.e., of Karna)
• अस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• बीभत्सुः: Bhībhatsu (Arjuna)
• बीभत्सुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भारसहैः: able to bear the impact/weight (i.e., forceful)
• भारसहैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भारसह
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• धनैः: with bows
• धनैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• आकर्णम्: up to the ear (fully drawn)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आकर्ण

• अमुक्तैः: unreleased / (here) released (text likely intended मुक्तैः)
• अमुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural, kta (past passive participle) with privative a-

• अवधीत्: he struck down / killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: aorist (luṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• ते: they (those horses)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• हताः: killed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, kta (past passive participle)

• प्रापतन्: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• भुवि: on the ground
• भुवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू
• Form: feminine, locative, singular

• तत्: that (then/thereupon)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bībhatsu (Arjuna)
• Karṇa
• horses
• arrows
• bow
• earth (bhūmi)