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Chapter 8.18 - Verse 65

Sanskrit Text

ततोऽस्य नवतिं बाणान्रुक्मपुङ्खान्सुतेजनान् प्रेषयामास राजेन्द्र तेऽस्याभ्रश्यन्त वर्मणः

English Translation

O lord of kings, then he (Shikhandin) shot at his antagonist ninety arrows, that were furnished with the wings of gold and possessed of great force. But these arrows were shot back from his (Kritavarman's) armour.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

ततो | ऽस्य | नवतिं | बाणान् | रुक्म + पुङ्ख | सु + तेजन
प्रेषयामास | राजन् + इन्द्र | ते | इदम् + भ्रंश् | वर्मणः