Shloka 653

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

तां व्यवासृजदाविध्य क्रुद्धः कर्णरथं प्रति । धनुष कट जानेपर कुपित हुए महाबाहु भीमसेनने शक्ति हाथमें ली और उसे घुमाकर कर्णके रथपर दे मारा

Transliteration

tāṁ vyavāsṛjad āvidhya kruddhaḥ karṇarathaṁ prati |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Enraged, Bhīmasena took up that spear-like weapon, whirled it with force, and hurled it straight at Karṇa’s chariot.

Word by Word

• ताम्: that (her/it)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• व्यवासृजत्: he hurled / he discharged
• व्यवासृजत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आविध्य: having whirled / having brandished
• आविध्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), आ

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्णरथम्: Karna's chariot
• कर्णरथम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards / against
• प्रति: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Karna
• Karna's chariot
• weapon (śakti/spear implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) intensifies conflict and propels immediate, forceful action; in the Mahābhārata’s ethical frame, such acts may be valorous in war yet still carry the moral burden of vengeance and escalation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Bhīma, furious, taking a spear-like weapon and hurling it toward Karṇa’s chariot, marking a sharp moment in their battlefield exchange.