Shloka 105

Devanagari script

ततो<वतीर्य राधेयो रथादाशु समुद्यत: । चक्र भुजाभ्यामालम्ब्य समुत्क्षेप्तुमियेष स:,यह देख राधापुत्र कर्ण शीघ्र ही रथसे उतर पड़ा और उद्योगपूर्वक अपनी दोनों भुजाओंसे पहियेको थामकर उसे ऊपर उठानेका विचार किया

Transliteration

tato 'vatīrya rādheyo rathād āśu samudyataḥ | cakraṁ bhujābhyām ālambya samutkṣeptum iyeṣa saḥ ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: ثم إن رادهيّا (كَرْنَة) نزل سريعاً عن مركبته، وبعجلةٍ وجهدٍ شديدين أمسك العجلة بكلتا ذراعيه، قاصداً أن يرفعها.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अवतीर्यhaving descended

राधेयःRadheya (Karna)

रथात्from the chariot

आशुquickly

समुद्यतःstriving, exerting himself; ready/raised (for effort)

चक्रम्the wheel

भुजाभ्याम्with (his) two arms

आलम्ब्यhaving grasped/held onto

समुत्क्षेप्तुम्to lift up, to raise

इयेषhe desired/attempted

सःhe

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Rādheya (Karna)

chariot (ratha)

wheel (cakra)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in a dharma-yuddha, a warrior’s duty demands steadiness and effort amid reversals; this scene highlights determined action in crisis while hinting at the larger tension between personal striving and the workings of fate.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna quickly gets down from his chariot and grips the wheel with both arms, trying to lift it—an urgent attempt to restore his chariot’s readiness in the middle of combat.