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Shloka 44

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

उसी प्रकार रणभूमिमें कुपित हुए उलूकको सहदेवने रोक दिया। प्रतापी सहदेवने उलूकके चारों घोड़ोंको मारकर उसके सारथिको भी यमलोक भेज दिया ।।

ulūkas tu tato yānād avaplutya viśāmpate | trigartānāṃ balaṃ tūrṇaṃ jagāma pitṛnandanāḥ ||

قال سانجيا: ثم إن أولوكا قفز من عربته الحربية، يا سيد الرجال، ومضى مسرعًا إلى صفوف قوات التريغارتا. ففي أخلاق ساحة القتال القاتمة، إذا دُمِّرت العربة وما يقوم عليها من عون، جاز للمحارب أن يهجر المركبة ويلتمس ملجأً بين صفوف الحلفاء—حفظًا للحياة كي يواصل الصراع؛ وفي المشهد إبرازٌ لعواقب العدوان التي لا ترحم، وللسداد السريع الذي تُنزله الحرب.

उलूकःUluka
उलूकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउलूक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
यानात्from the chariot/vehicle
यानात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootयान
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अवप्लुत्यhaving leapt down
अवप्लुत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअव√प्लु
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Perfective (prior action)
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people (king)
विशाम्पते:
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्रिगर्तानाम्of the Trigartas
त्रिगर्तानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootत्रिगर्त
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
बलम्army/force
बलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तूर्णम्quickly
तूर्णम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूर्ण
जगामwent
जगाम:
TypeVerb
Root√गम्
Formलिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितृनन्दनःson/delighter of (his) father
पितृनन्दनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृनन्दन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
U
Ulūka
T
Trigartas
C
chariot (yāna)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights a pragmatic aspect of kṣatriya conduct: when one’s immediate support (chariot and crew) is lost, a warrior may withdraw to allied ranks to continue fighting later. It reflects the tension between valor and survival within the harsh moral economy of war.

After losing his chariot situation, Ulūka leaps down from the chariot and quickly moves to the Trigarta forces, seeking protection and regrouping among allies.