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Shloka 20

Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 19 — Saṃśaptaka–Trigarta Assault and Aindra-astra Counter

एवमुक्तस्तथेत्युक्त्वा प्रहरेति च ताडित: । कर्णिना द्रोणतनयं विव्याध मलयध्वज:

evam uktas tathety uktvā prahareti ca tāḍitaḥ | karṇinā droṇatanayaṁ vivyādha malayadhvajaḥ ||

সঞ্জয় বললেন—এভাবে সম্বোধিত হয়ে পাণ্ড্যরাজ মালয়ধ্বজ বললেন, “তথাস্তु”; এবং তীক্ষ্ণ বাক্যে উসকে উঠে বললেন, “প্রথমে আঘাত কর।” তখন অশ্বত্থামা তাঁর দিকে তীর নিক্ষেপ করল; পরে পাণ্ড্যরাজ মালয়ধ্বজ ‘কর্ণী’ নামক তীরে দ্রোণপুত্রকে বিদ্ধ করলেন।

एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
उक्तःhaving been spoken to / addressed
उक्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवच्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तथाso, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
प्रहरstrike! / attack!
प्रहर:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हृ
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ताडितःstruck / stung (by words)
ताडितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतड्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
कर्णिनाwith (the arrow) named Karṇin
कर्णिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्णिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
द्रोणतनयम्Drona's son (Aśvatthāman)
द्रोणतनयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण-तनय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विव्याधpierced
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
Formलिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
मलयध्वजःMalayadhvaja (the Pāṇḍya king)
मलयध्वजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमलयध्वज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
M
Malayadhvaja (Pāṇḍya king)
A
Aśvatthāmā (Droṇatanaya)
D
Droṇa
K
Karṇī arrow (karṇī)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how verbal provocation and wounded honor can precipitate swift violence in war; it implicitly cautions that pride and taunts can override restraint, even within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma.

Malayadhvaja accepts the challenge to let the other strike first; Aśvatthāmā attacks, and Malayadhvaja counters by piercing Aśvatthāmā with a Karṇī arrow.