Shloka 20

भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय

Devanagari script

अंगदी बद्धमुकुटो हस्ताभरणवान्‌ नृप । धार्तराष्ट्री महाराज विबभौ स पथि व्रजन्‌,नरेश्वर! महाराज! माथेपर मुकुट, भुजाओंमें अंगद तथा हाथोंमें वलय आदि आभूषण धारण किये मार्गपर जाता हुआ आपका पुत्र दुर्योधन बड़ी शोभा पा रहा था

Transliteration

aṅgadī baddha-mukuṭo hastābharaṇa-vān nṛpa | dhārtarāṣṭrī mahārāja vibabhau sa pathi vrajan ||

Translation

Karna sprach: „O König, dein Sohn aus dem Hause Dhṛtarāṣṭra—mit Armreifen geschmückt, das Diadem fest gebunden und die Hände mit Schmuck geziert—strahlte, als er den Weg entlangschritt.“

Word by Word

अंगदीwearing armlets (aṅgadas)

बद्ध-मुकुटःwith a fastened crown

हस्त-आभरण-वान्possessing hand-ornaments (bracelets etc.)

नृपO king

धार्तराष्ट्रीthe son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)

महा-राजO great king

विबभौshone, appeared splendid

सःhe

पथिon the road, on the path

व्रजन्going, proceeding

Speaker

कर्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Karna

Duryodhana

Dhritarashtra

mukuṭa (crown/diadem)

aṅgada (armlet)

hasta-ābharaṇa (hand ornaments)

patha (road)

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?

The verse highlights the contrast between external magnificence and the deeper ethical stakes of action: royal adornment and public radiance can project authority, yet they do not by themselves resolve questions of dharma that surround the impending war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna describes Duryodhana (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son) moving along the road in full royal adornment—crown secured, armlets and hand-ornaments worn—appearing striking and impressive as he proceeds.