Shloka 59

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा तु निनदं तेषां वध्यतां कर्णमायकै:

Transliteration

śrutvā tu ninadaṃ teṣāṃ vadhyatāṃ karṇamāyakaiḥ

Translation

قال سانجيا: ولمّا سمع ضجيجَ أولئك الذين كانوا يُصرَعون بسِهام كارنا ذات الرؤوس الحديدية، ازداد صخبُ ساحة القتال—إشارةً إلى اندفاع الحرب الذي لا يلين، وإلى الثقل الأخلاقي الجسيم لأرواحٍ تُقتَطع قبل أوانها.

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• निनदम्: roar/sound
• निनदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निनद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• वध्यताम्: let them be slain / may they be killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्, आत्मनेपद, Third, Plural

• कर्णमायकैः: by ear-made (arrows/shafts)
• कर्णमायकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्णमायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• iron/metal missiles (māyaka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the stark reality of war: martial prowess produces not only victory-signs like roaring clamor, but also the ethical gravity of destruction. It invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty carried out amid suffering and irreversible loss.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports the battlefield soundscape: a loud tumult arises as warriors are being cut down by Karṇa’s iron-tipped missiles, indicating Karṇa’s fierce onslaught and the mounting carnage.