Shloka 593

Devanagari script

अग्रसत्‌ सूतपुत्रस्य दिव्यान्यस्त्राणि मायया । उसने मायाद्वारा बहुत-से विकराल एवं अमंगल-सूचक मुख बनाकर सूतपुत्रके दिव्यास्त्रोंको अपना ग्रास बना लिया

Transliteration

sajaya uv01ca |

agrasat s6btaputrasya divy01ny astr0147i m01yay01 |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Durch māyā verschlang er die göttlichen Geschosse des Sohns des Wagenlenkers (Karna); indem er viele grässliche, unheilverkündende Gesichter annahm, machte er jene heiligen Waffen zu seiner Beute.

Word by Word

अग्रसत्devoured, swallowed

सूतपुत्रस्यof the charioteer’s son (Karna’s)

दिव्यानिdivine

अस्त्राणिweapons, missiles

माययाby illusion, by magical power

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sajaya

S6btaputra (Karna)

Divy01stras (celestial weapons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even extraordinary power (divine weapons) can be neutralized by counterbctechnique and illusion; the episode highlights the ethical tension in war between straightforward valor and victory gained through m01y01 (deceptive means).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the battle account narrated by Sajaya, the divine missiles launched by the s6btaputra (Karna) are rendered ineffective because an opponent, using m01y01, metaphorically bcswallowsbc or absorbs them, preventing their destructive effect.