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Shloka 32

अजिशीर्षे प्रातःसंध्यायां संग्रामवर्णनम् / Dawn-Transition Battle at Ajiśīrṣa

Chapter 161

धनूंषि ते विधुन्चाना: शतशो5थ सहस्रश: । अयोधयन्त राधेयं शक्रं दैत्यगणा इव,तदनन्तर सैकड़ों और सहस्रों नरेशोंने अपने धनुषोंको कम्पित करते हुए बाणोंकी वर्षसे कर्णकी भी प्रगति रोक दी। जैसे दैत्योंने इन्द्रके साथ संग्राम किया था, उसी प्रकार वे राजालोग राधापुत्र कर्णके साथ युद्ध करने लगे

dhanūṁṣi te vidhuñcānāḥ śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ | ayodhayanta rādheyaṁ śakraṁ daityagaṇā iva ||

قال سانجيا: ثم إن أولئك الملوك، بالمئات وبالآلاف، هزّوا أقواسهم وأوقفوا تقدّم رادهيّا كارنا بوابلٍ من السهام. وكما تقاتلت جموع الدايتيَة مع إندرا، كذلك ضغطوا على كارنا حتى انخرط في قتالٍ ضارٍ.

धनूंषिbows
धनूंषि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विधुन्वानाःshaking, brandishing
विधुन्वानाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + धुन्
FormPresent (participle), Parasmaipada (active), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
शतशःby hundreds
शतशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशत
FormAdverb
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
FormParticle
सहस्रशःby thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्र
FormAdverb
अयोधयन्तthey fought (made war)
अयोधयन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध् (causative: योधय)
FormImperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
राधेयम्Rādheya (Karna)
राधेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootराधेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शक्रम्Śakra (Indra)
शक्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशक्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
दैत्यगणाःhosts of Daityas (demons)
दैत्यगणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदैत्यगण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
FormComparative particle

संजय उवाच

S
Sanjaya
K
Karna (Radheya)
I
Indra (Shakra)
D
Daityas
B
bows
A
arrows
K
kings (unnamed)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a recurring epic ethic of warfare: individual prowess is real, yet in dharmic battle outcomes also depend on collective action, coordination, and the shifting momentum of the field. The simile (Daityas vs Indra) frames Karna as Indra-like in might, while also reminding that even the strongest can be checked when many unite against him.

A large number of kings confront Karna. They brandish their bows and shower him with arrows, halting his forward movement and forcing him into intense combat, compared to the Daityas’ assault on Indra.