Shloka 9

Karṇa’s Camp-Council Discourse: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament, Sañjaya’s Counsel, and Karṇa’s Request for Śalya

Book 8, Chapter 22

Devanagari script

तमापतन्तं विशिखं यमदण्डोपमत्विषम्‌ | खड्गेन शितधारेण द्विधा चिच्छेद कौरव:,यमदण्डके समान प्रकाशित होनेवाले उस बाणको आते देख कुरुवंशी दुःशासनने तीखी धारवाले खड्गसे उसके दो टुकड़े कर डाले

Transliteration

tam āpatantaṁ viśikhaṁ yamadaṇḍopamatviṣam | khaḍgena śitadhāreṇa dvidhā ciccheda kauravaḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：见那支箭疾冲而来，光焰赫然，宛如阎摩之罚杖，俱卢族的战士（杜沙娑那）以锋利长剑一挥，将其劈作两段。此景凸显战阵技艺的冷峻精确——致命之意不容沉思，只以迅疾反制相迎；死亡之器被视为须加驾驭之物，而非可畏之物。

Word by Word

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तम्: falling/coming towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत्/आपत्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• विशिखम्: arrow
• विशिखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यमदण्डोपमत्विषम्: having a splendor like Yama's staff
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यमदण्ड-उपम-त्विष्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• खड्गेन: with a sword
• खड्गेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शितधारेण: sharp-edged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शितधार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्विधा: into two (in two parts)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा

• चिच्छेद: cut, severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरवः: the Kaurava (Duhshasana)
• कौरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kaurava (Duḥśāsana)
• viśikha (arrow)
• khaḍga (sword)
• Yama
• yamadaṇḍa (rod of punishment)