Shloka 303

Śalya Appointed as Karṇa’s Sārathi; Discourse on Praise, Blame, and Beneficial Counsel (कर्णस्य शल्यसारथ्यं तथा स्तवनिन्दाविचारः)

Devanagari script

शिखण्डिनं बाणगणै: स्कन्धदेशे व्यताडयत्‌ । तदनन्तर शक्तिशाली कृतवर्माने बाण और प्रत्यंचा-सहित दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर शिखण्डीके कंधोंपर अपने बाण-समूहोंद्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

śikhaṇḍinaṃ bāṇagaṇaiḥ skandhadeśe vyatāḍayat | tadanantaraṃ śaktiśālī kṛtavarmā bāṇa-pratyañcā-sahitaṃ dvitīyaṃ dhanuḥ hastam ānīya śikhaṇḍinaḥ skandhayoḥ sva-bāṇa-samūhaiḥ gāḍhaṃ vyathāṃ cakāra ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：他以箭雨击中尸佉ṇḍin的肩部。紧接着，强悍的克利多伐摩又执起第二张弓——箭矢齐备、弓弦紧绷——以密集成簇的箭镞深深创伤尸佉ṇḍin的双肩。

Word by Word

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhaṇḍin (as object)
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बाणगणैः: with groups of arrows
• बाणगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाणगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• स्कन्धदेशे: on the shoulder-region
• स्कन्धदेशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्धदेश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्यताडयत्: struck / smote
• व्यताडयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ताड्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Kṛtavarmā
• arrows (bāṇa)
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• bowstring (pratyañcā)
• shoulder/shoulder-region (skandha/skandhadeśa)